Senior Python Developer Federal Agency Background

Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited

Washington, DC

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$110,000–$125,000 Per Year

SKILLS

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), Agile Programming Methodologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AngularJS, Application Programming Interface (API), Business Plan, Business Processes, Business Support, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), Caching, Computer Science, Computer Security, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Customer Support/Service, Data Storage, Database Administration, Database Technology, Debugging Skills, Django, Federal Contracts, Federal Government, Git, GitHub, HTML (HyperText Markup Language), HTML5, Help Desk, Interface Programming Languages, JSON, JavaScript, Management Consulting, Mercurial, Middleware, Model View Controller, MySQL, Network Support, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Relational Mapping (ORM), Office Equipment, Organizational Skills, PostgreSQL, Problem Solving Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Management, REST (Representational State Transfer), React.js, Requirements Management, Server Programming/Applications, Slim Programming Language, Software Development, Software Engineering, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Planning, Subversion, Systems Engineering, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Tools, Unit Test, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Web Application Framework, Web Server, Web Services, Writing Skills, jQuery

LOCATION

Washington, DC

POSTED

10 days ago

Job Summary:

One of the longest-engaged Veteran-owned clients has a funded opening for a Sr. Python Developer and their ideal candidate is a DMV resident with a minimum of 5 years of related experience, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a technical discipline related to the specific skill or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience. Experience with a federal agency as a contractor or federal employee is preferred.
Our client is seeking a Senior Python Developer. As a Python Developer, you will be part of an organization accountable for providing integrated and deployed support across Enterprise Networks. Your role is critical, as the mission and the customer rely on your expertise. The aim is to offer the customer a range of flexible but coordinated services, like Application Development, System Security, System Engineering, End User Support, and others across various departments.

What does our client's Team Member look like:

You should be an ambitious and convergent thinker passionate about solving complex problems.
You bring continuous exceptional value as an action-oriented team player.
You have a strong aptitude for directing and managing top-level, high-visibility efforts involving strategic business planning, continuous improvement issues, and/or program integration.
You should be able to demonstrate strong experience with preparing strategic plans and conducting strategic assessments for the Federal Government and/or large enterprise-wide organizations and/or experience with policymaking and planning involving strategic planning and analysis in complex organizations.
You are zealous and committed to providing superior service. You are poised under pressure and have an optimistic attitude!
If this sounds like you, then we would love to meet you!

Essential Duties:

Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python code
Integration of data storage solutions includes databases, key-value stores, blob stores, document stores, graphs, etc.
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to these problems
Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
Supporting the customer
Trusted to understand the technical and functional design requirements related to Python using Django as a web framework
Designing, developing, and testing mission applications
Designing and developing new web applications
Maintaining and troubleshooting existing web applications
Creating back-end components
Connect applications with additional web servers
Maintaining APIs

Required Experience and Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a technical discipline related to the specific skill or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
Experience with Django and other shared middleware libraries used for testing, caching, messaging, and session management.
Good understanding of Python syntax and its nuance.
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
Good understanding of CSS.
Excellent understanding of front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
Ability to write clean and organized code.
Proficiency with code versioning tools, including Git, GitHub, SVN, and Mercurial.
Familiarity with MVC, Mocking, RESTful, and ORM.
Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3.
Knowledge of server-side templating languages, including Slim and Liquid.
Familiarity with testing tools.
Exhibited CSS, HTML, jQuery, Ajax, and JSON proficiency.
Experience with database management (MySQL, Postgres).
Experience with design, development, and testing of integrated mission applications, RESTful web services, and external libraries in multiple languages to interface with APIs.
Knowledge of agile methodologies.
Experience with JavaScript, Angular, ReactJS, ViewJS.
Familiarity with AWS.
Experience and familiarity with Angular, ReactJS, and ViewJS.
Familiarity with MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful? API concepts? API
A knack for writing clean, readable code.
Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
Good understanding of information gathering and the questioning method, i.e., able to ask how, what, when, where, why, and who to discern problems
Familiarity with continuous integration.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous management consulting experience
Experience with a federal agency as a contractor or federal employee

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

Frequently required to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods of up to 8 hours a day.
While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment.
Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Ability to learn new tasks.
Ability to maintain focus and complete tasks independently.
Ability to remember processes.
Ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.

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Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited

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