Applications Developer – Front End - U.S. Citizenship Required

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

Ardent is seeking an Applications Developer – Front End  to join our team.  

This is a Remote/Hybrid position located in the Washington, D.C. area.

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking an Applications Developer – Front End.  We are seeking a skilled and creative Applications Developer with a focus on front-end development to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for creating visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces. If you are adept at turning design mockups into responsive and interactive web applications and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate with UX/UI designers and back-end developers to implement responsive and visually appealing user interfaces.
• Write clean, efficient, and modular front-end code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Develop and maintain web applications that adhere to design specifications and user experience requirements.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and implement cross-browser compatibility.
• Optimize application performance for speed and responsiveness.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies in front-end development.
• Collaborate with other team members to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to enhance code quality.
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing and deployment.

Requirements: 

• 8+ years of relevant experience as an applications developer
• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field of study
• Must have familiarity with building web applications using JavaScript frameworks
• Must have basic backend/API development experience
• Must have previous SQL/Oracle database administration experience
• Must have understanding of GIS core concepts and GIS application development.
• Experience designing and developing solutions with Angular, Angular JS, and Material IO in an Agile Software Development environment
• Experience with DevOps pipeline tools including configuration management (Git), requirements (e.g. JIRA), automated testing, and deployment
• Experience with Agile application development concepts including build automation, pair programming, testing automation and code management using GitHub
• Experience migrating from AngularJS to Angular
• Experience in utilizing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to implement common styles and web page layouts
• Experience utilizing Storybook to build and maintain common Angular components
• Experience utilizing Spring WebFlux to handle large number of requests on a thread
• Experience with Web Security and Role Based access using JSON Web Token (JWT)

Preferred and a plus:

• Certifications: AWS, ESRI
• Previous Angular experience
• ArcGIS Maps SKD for JavaScript
• ArcGIS server knowledge

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.