Front-End Software Development Engineer

As ABSC’s next TS/SCI-cleared Front-End Software Development Engineer, you will play a critical role in the design, engineering, development, deployment, and use of software for the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) where we support our client’s mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) enterprise. We integrate off-the-shelf and new development efforts to sustain and enhance Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) National Media and Exploitation Center (NMEC) architecture by leveraging cloud-based computing, artificial intelligence (Al), machine learning (ML) and cross-domain transfer systems to provide cutting edge data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities to Defense and Intelligence Community members. DTP advances the state of the art in mission-focused big data analytics tools and micro-service development spanning the breadth of Agile sprints to multi-year research and development cycles.

Have impact as part of a mission-focused, solutions-oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. If you are ready to join ABSC in enabling DIA’s NMEC to provide critical and unique capabilities to the Intelligence Community, apply today!

While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment, and possess a solid understanding of the software development life cycle all while working within an Agile framework.

You will work closely with end users, analysts, software and data engineers, and data scientists on the following key tasks:

• Coding, testing, and debugging new and/or existing web applications.
• Implementing and refining user interfaces.
• Conducting thorough unit testing via automated tooling.
• Collaborating with other team members (internal and external) to ensure optimal performance and usability.
• Peer reviewing code written by fellow team members.
• Utilizing virtualization technologies like Docker and ContainerD.

Experience and education required for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline, plus 4 - 8 years relevant experience.
• A Top Secret/SCI level security clearance with eligibility to obtain a Polygraph clearance.
• Experience with modern front-end libraries such as ReactJS, with a minimum of 2 years professional experience.
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Solid understanding of HTTP web requests for fetching JSON data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to write well-documented code.

Desired experience for this role:

• A genuine passion for creating great user experiences.
• Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
• Experience with writing frontend unit tests.
• Experience with writing backend web API services.
• Experience coding in other languages such as Python.
• Familiarity with NoSQL datastores such as Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with performance optimization techniques.<