Ruby on Rail Developer

About This Role

This Ruby Developer role supports a major national laboratory, focusing on developing and maintaining web-based applications. The position involves working with tools like Ruby on Rails or Java, and requires a candidate with strong full-stack development experience and a commitment to IT Operations best practices.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team developing and/or maintaining web-based applications using tools such as Ruby on Rails or Java
• 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
• Provide technical direction to engineers to ensure program deadlines are met

Requirements

• BS/BA and 5 years of experience in Linux environments, relational database, experience in HTML, CSS, Javascript, Data Structures, and Algorithms
• Or in lieu of degree 11 years of related work experience
• US citizenship is required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Clearance
• Knowledge of, and desire to follow IT Operations best practices and procedures such as issue management and incident response
• 5 years experience working in full stack application development
• 5 years experience developing web-based applications using tools such as Ruby on Rails or Java
• 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 have:

• 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

About the Company

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named the #5 Top Workplace in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies category 2018 through 2025.