Junior Front End Engineer

Junior Front End Engineer at General Dynamics Information Technology

GDIT seeks a Junior UI Developer to join our team, to provide dedicated support for the CCTE Division. This position requires knowledge of both front-end web application development, and experience utilizing test case scenarios. The role entails consistent interactions with clients at the EPA, on a large team, distributed across six locations in the U.S. The selected candidate must be capable of self-direction with assigned work tasks as well as comfortable and familiar with best practices in remote work. This is an ideal opportunity for an entry-level to mid-level developer.

Major Responsibilities

• QA testing via test cases
• Nuxt3 development, and coding primarily to support senior level staff and EPA Federal teams
• Create documentation for projects, bug fixes, etc., received from clients
• Communicate effectively to support customers and senior level developers to design, plan, and refine large scale projects
• Experience with Vue.js/Nuxt and React/Next is preferred
• Work in Agile/Scrum environments that include standups, JIRA boards, 2-week sprints, etc.

Qualifications

Required Skills/All Required Technologies:

• 1-3 years of related professional IT experience

Technology Stack Requirements:

• Front-End Technology Stack
• Vue.js
• Nuxt
• React
• Next

Required Soft Skills/Organizational Skills Qualifications:

• Ability to prioritize and complete a wide variety of tasking workloads with critical deadlines.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Superior oral and written communications skills, and a demonstrated ability to maintain a patient and professional demeanor, with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical parties (who may be key stakeholders).
• Ability to manage equipment and services in remote locations.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
• Workability to perform well under pressure.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to maintain an organized workflow, with a high degree of attention to detail.

Beneficial:

• Experience working on Federal Sector Contracts
• Professional Certification(s)
• Familiarity with DevOps, ITIL Agile processes

Requirements

• Security clearance level: must be able to obtain EPA Public Trust Level 4
• US citizenship required

About General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. We are a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

Total Rewards at GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Key skills/competency

• Front-end Development
• Vue.js
• Nuxt.js
• React.js
• Next.js
• Agile Methodology
• QA Testing
• JIRA
• Communication Skills
• Problem-Solving