Front-End Developer

As a React Front - End Developer, your responsibilities will include (1) developing the front-end solution for a computational based application, (2) providing inputs that drive the architecture of the overall application, (3) contributing to the development decision-making process with a clear understanding of how decisions influence each other and (4) help grow the team by mentoring junior developers. Additionally, you will contribute to the overall integration of the computational, analysis, and visualization capabilities of the system.

Your day-to-day tasks will include planning and executing the development of cloud-enabled web applications while helping to plan the evolution of the environment. In addition, activities include:

• Build great customer experiences by developing the web-UI front-end for a vital Department of Defense service.
• Extend technically by providing input and, at times, help develop the back-end system of this service.
• Collaborate with our customers, colleagues, and other ARA teams in defining and developing an integrated solution.
• Contribute to our high-engineering standards on the team through quality code and process consistency.

React Front - End Developer Requirements:

• Must be an US citizen and be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• BS in Computer Science with 5-7 years of relevant work experience or 9-11 equivalent practical experience in lieu of a degree.
• REACT or another significant front-end architecture (like Angular or Vue).
• Experience with automated testing, both in your development workflow and through enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with API-based services and integrations.
• Experience with enterprise-level development practices and processes.
• True problem solver with a drive to find solutions to technical challenges.

React Front-End Developer Preferences:

• Experience using GitLab services.
• Experience deploying and integrating Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) software into a cloud environment.
• Experience working on US Government programs.

About Us:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1,100 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

While this is all of the Year One and Beyond stuff, Day One is highly impressive too. These are things like our competitive salary (DOE), Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), a benefits package, relocation opportunities, and challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets so we give our employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels.

ARA is passionate about inclusion and diversity in our workplace, in 2018 40% of our new employees voluntarily self-identified as protected veterans. (Source-AAP EOY 2018 Veterans Data Collection Report). Additionally, the Algorithms, Modeling and Assessments (AMA) Division looks not only for the right skills but also for a cultural fit. We seek colleagues who will contribute to the unique culture that makes ARA such a great place to work. Some of the social impact aspects we have implemented at our division include monthly get-togethers, team outings to local baseball games in the summer, board game lunches, holiday party, corn hole tournaments, chili cook-offs and so on. We are also very proud of our Women's Initiative Network (WIN) whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women in order to maximize career and professional accomplishments. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)