Ruby Developer

Edgewater Federal Solutions • Albuquerque, NM

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Ruby Developer to support a major national laboratory. The successful candidate will work with a team developing and/or maintaining web-based applications using tools such as Ruby on Rails. You will analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities; translate detailed design into application systems; test, debug, and refine applications to produce the required product; prepare required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation; enhance applications to improve performance and add functionality; and provide technical direction to engineers to ensure program deadlines are met.

Requirements

• BS/BA and five years of experience in Linux environments, relational database, experience in Software Development ( HTML, CSS, Javascript, Data Structures, and Algorithms).
• Candidate must be able to obtain a DOE Q clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required per Contract to obtain and maintain U.S. Department of Energy Clearance
• Candidate must reside in the Albuquerque area as onsite work is required.
• Knowledge of, and desire to follow IT Operations best practices and procedures such as issue management and incident response.
• Five years’ experience working in full stack application development
• Six years’ experience developing web-based applications using tools - Ruby on Rails
• Experience using Agile development methodologies
• Effective oral and written communications skills along with a strong customer service commitment
• Familiar with information security best practices

Nice To Haves

• Experience integrating front end and back-end APIs to allow agnostic use of other front-end frameworks
• Experience with Rails testing frameworks such as Rspec and Git

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members to investigate, plan, gather requirements, design, develop, test, document, analyze problems, and support software systems and applications.
• Support the design of software tools and subsystems that support reuse and domain analysis
• Assisting Applications Engineers and Programmers in interpreting software requirements and design specifications, coding, integrating, and testing software components to ensure they meet project objectives.
• Analyze functional business applications and design specifications across various areas, including finance, accounting, personnel, manpower, logistics, and contracts.
• Develop block diagrams and logic flow charts, translating detailed designs into computer software, testing, debugging, and refining software to produce high-quality products.
• Prepare comprehensive documentation and enhance software to improve efficiency while providing technical direction to programmers to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Experience in information system design, including application programming on large-scale database management systems and the development of complex software to satisfy design objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level