Ruby Developer

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Ruby Developer to support a major national laboratory.

As a Ruby Developer you will 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science field, plus 6 years related experience. 
• In lieu of a degree, additional relevant experience totaling 12 years may be applicable.
• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q clearance.
• Knowledge of, and desire to follow IT Operations best practices and procedures such as issue management and incident response.
• Six years’ experience working in full stack application development
• Six 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

Desired skills:

• 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 and Git.

About Us: 

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 in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.