JavaScript Developer

Amentum - Albuquerque, NM

Full-time - Mid Level

Albuquerque, NM

251-500 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Amentum is currently seeking a JavaScript Developer to support an IT Managed Services program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This program encompasses a workforce of over 500 individuals providing Enterprise IT support, Service Desk, and Telecommunications support across various facilities and locations, catering to both classified and unclassified telecommunications and information technology (IT) systems. As a JavaScript Developer, you will play a crucial role in developing high-performance web applications utilizing JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue.js, and Node.js. You will collaborate closely with customers and end-users to define and document application requirements, ensuring that the final product meets their needs and expectations. Your responsibilities will include testing, debugging, and refactoring both frontend and backend web application code. You will be tasked with translating detailed designs into functional application systems, rigorously testing and refining applications to produce the required product. Additionally, you will prepare necessary documentation, which includes both program-level and user-level documentation, to facilitate user understanding and application usage. Enhancing applications to improve performance and add new functionalities will also be part of your role. Moreover, you will provide interactive issue troubleshooting, managing user issue tickets through to resolution. This involves documenting resolutions in a knowledge base and collaborating with application and system owners to identify advanced solutions. The position requires a strong foundation in software engineering best practices and familiarity with various operating systems, including Linux, Mac, and MS-Windows. You will also engage with automation, orchestration, continuous integration, and continuous delivery processes, utilizing tools such as Docker and GitLab CI, and working within a dynamic environment that encourages continuous improvement of processes and skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance web applications using JavaScript (React, Vue.js, Node)
• Work closely with customers and end-users to define and document application requirements
• Test, debug, and refactor frontend and backend web application code
• Translate detailed design into application systems
• Prepare required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation
• Enhance applications to improve performance and add functionality
• Provide interactive issue troubleshooting, following user issue tickets through to resolution
• Document resolutions in a knowledge base
• Work with application and system owners to identify advanced solutions

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience OR an Associate's degree and 5 years of experience OR a High School diploma/GED and 8 years of experience OR equivalent
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) or DOE Q Government Clearance
• Experience with software engineering standard methodologies
• Experience with Linux, Mac, or MS-Windows operating systems
• Familiarity with JavaScript (pre-ES6 and ES6/7), React, Next.js, Node, HTML/CSS, Git, MySQL, SQL, MongoDB
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Playwright)
• Experience with automation, orchestration, continuous integration, and continuous delivery including tools such as Docker, GitLab CI, Openshift
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify creative solutions
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment and motivated to continuously improve processes and skills
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and prioritization skills

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to apply critical thinking skills and apply detailed data into useful information, such as documentation and developing policies, processes, and procedures
• Ability to work independently and within a team