Front End Developer

ERY URGENT AND IMMEDIATE NEED. Note: Need Only US Citizen, Green Card, EAD-GC, J2 EAD, H4 EAD, L2 EAD, and TN Visa. Job Title: Front End Developer Location: Remote Duration: 06+ Months Contract Job Description: Duties and Responsibilities: • Translate sophisticated design compositions and technical specifications into clean, standards-compliant, semantic markup and responsive webpages or native applications by understanding the layout and behavior of the design. Develops functional and efficient production client-side code, server-side code, and test artifacts that reuse subroutines or objects, is well structured, backed by automated tests, includes sufficient comments and is easy to maintain. Writes programs, appropriate test artifacts, ad hoc queries, and reports. Employs modern software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that supports automation • Provides senior level system assessments, design, development, and implementation of web applications. Integrates third party products as vital. Leads development efforts for testing and experimentation, including usability and A/B and multivariate testing. Implements solutions that are efficient, testable, and scalable. Serves as a technical lead for junior team members • Works with business owners, journey owners, designers and developers to implement a high quality user experience. Recommends and optimally explains improvements in functionality, navigation, and UI design elements that enable users and internal business clients to achieve their goals. Builds working relationships across divisions. Delegates work to team members as vital • Participates in code inspections throughout life cycle to identify issues. Explains technical considerations at related meetings, including those with internal clients • Thoroughly understands software development methodology. Thoroughly understands architecture standards. Trains and mentors junior staff. Resolves issues elevated from staff with less experience • Elevates code into the development, test, and Production environments on schedule. Provides follow-up Production support. Submits change control requests and documents • Test webpages and conducts functional testing for team projects when needed. Audits Vanguard webpages to ensure they project the desired look and feel. Completes applicable test documentation • Thoroughly understands client business functions and technology needs. Has a broad understanding of Vanguard’s technologies, tools, and applications, including those that work with business area and systems • Researches, evaluates, and reports on the evolving technologies related to this role. Continually searches for new ways to utilize current tools and researches new tools that can improve workflow. Works with the all applicable departments to get new tools approved for evaluation and standardization. Develops plans for implementing new tools into workflow. Recommends solutions that will be applicable across organizations • Writes the technical portion of assigned projects & assists technical team members with their work (e.g., systems testers, test plans). On small teams, the developer may write these items • Is highly functional on large, matrixed project teams. Collaborates with multi-functional team members, including database administrator, IT security, technical writer, and clients. Communicates systems issues at the appropriate technical level for each audience. Optimally presents work to the project team, partners, and department and senior management. Provides manager with realistic estimates of the level of effort needed to complete new projects and reviews estimates from other team members • Thoroughly understands and stays in sync with IT policies and procedures, especially those for quality and standards that enable the team to meet established breakthroughs. Thoroughly understands and aligns with all Information Security policies and procedures, and verifies work you're doing meet Information Security requirements • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned Technical Skills: • Undergraduate degree in information technology or design, or the equivalent combination of training and experience. • Minimum five years industry/field specific experience. Minimum of five years of front-end development. • Extensive experience with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Experience with two or more JavaScript libraries, preferably Angular.js and jQuery. • Experience writing expressions preferred. • Experience with node.js and related Node tools, as well as the iPhone SDK preferred. • Expert knowledge of web standards and compatibility issues. • Extensive experience taking design comps and translating them into their web-based equivalents. • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion and/or Git, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop. • Specialist in the following UI design practices and concepts: user-centered design, highly interactive interfaces, UI heuristics and principles, technical writing, business and user workflow, logical information organization and navigation, prototyping, and use case scenarios. • Good interpersonal, organizational, and multitasking skills. • Strong written and oral communication skills, including interviewing and presentation skills. • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. • Solid attention to detail. • Sophisticated knowledge of the financial services industry. Other Competencies: • 4-6 years developer or systems analyst experience • Strong, demonstrated analysis, design, and problem solving skills • Strong planning and organizational skill • Strong written and oral communication skills Originally posted on Himalayas