Web Developer / Business Analyst

Hathiant•Herndon, VA

10d•Remote

About The Position

AcisTek is seeking qualified professionals to support the Grants.gov Information Technology Services program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Grants, Division of Information and Solutions. Grants.gov is a highly visible, public-facing federal shared service that provides a centralized platform for applicants to find and apply for federal discretionary grant opportunities and for federal agencies to post, manage, and process grant application packages. The selected candidate will support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, security, performance, and user experience of the Grants.gov system. This work supports a mission-critical federal platform used by applicants, grantors, federal agencies, and partner systems across the grants lifecycle. Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured federal IT environment with strong emphasis on service continuity, stakeholder responsiveness, documentation, quality, security, accessibility, and disciplined delivery. Ideal candidates will bring experience supporting federal IT programs, public-facing web applications, grants management systems, cloud-hosted environments, Agile/SDLC delivery, system operations, application support, testing, cybersecurity, communications, or related technical and program functions. Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred.

Requirements

5 years or more of related experience required.
Degree in information technology, computer science, or related.

Nice To Haves

Grants.gov, GrantSolutions, or other federal grants management platforms.
Federal discretionary grants lifecycle, including funding opportunity posting, application package creation, applicant submission, agency download, forms, validations, and acknowledgements.
Public-facing government websites or shared service platforms with large user communities.
System-to-system interfaces supporting applicant systems, grantor systems, partner systems, or external federal integrations.
Federal forms development, Adobe/XDP/PDF forms, XML schemas, web forms, form validation, and Section 508 accessibility.
HHS, OMB, GAO, OIG, congressional data calls, federal stakeholder reporting, or executive-level federal communications.
Federal cloud, ATO, POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and operational continuity.
Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs, document functional and technical requirements, and analyze current web processes to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement
Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of web-based applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user experience standards
Collect, analyze, and interpret web data to provide actionable insights, generate dashboards, and support decision-making for marketing, sales, and operational teams
Evaluate existing workflows, recommend enhancements, and implement solutions to optimize web operations and user engagement
Work closely with web developers, designers, marketing teams, and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly understood and implemented effectively
Participate in testing web applications, identifying issues, and ensuring solutions meet business and technical requirements
Site content updates, broken‑link repair, status pages, user‑oriented release notes/online help
BA skills for requirements elicitation
Must be able to perform 508 conformance and plain‑language quality
Supports helpdesk self‑sufficiency