Job Description
Founded in 2008, OPTiMO is an experienced consulting firm specializing in world-class, enterprise-level application development, system integration and digital design. We support a client base spanning the public and private sector, and we strive for excellence both in our design work and in the service to our clients.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and articulate Web Designer to help evolve our partners’ current products and to conceive and iterate on upcoming products. This position will involve working closely with other designers, developers, and staff, and will have a direct impact on our company’s growth.
Must Have Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen
- Work full-time, on-site at a secure facility in the Washington DC Metro area.
- Currently hold an active TS SCI security clearance.
- Four (4) or more years related industry experience.
- Certified Internet Web Professional (CIW) or equivalent certifications.
- Must have at least one (1) year of experience handling US classified documents.
- Experience with Web design and development tools and ability to understand the recommendations of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
- Knowledge of programming languages, operating systems and Internet applications.
- Proficiency with XML, HTML, CSS, and basic web programming scripts.
- Experience using Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, and SharePoint Services.
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and schedule work assignments and projects.
- Knowledge of SQL or MySQL Database queries and functions for custom web reporting and formatting.
- Detailed oriented and strong organizational and communication skills in both oral and written form, and the ability to work well with others.
- Ability to work individually on multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
- Experience working for the federal government or be capable of design and branding that adheres to agency visual standards.
Secondary Requirements:
- Fluency in CSS3, HTML4/5, and Javascript.
- Experience with building front-end user interfaces both using Javascript frameworks and traditional MVC techniques.
- Flexibility in development languages
- Knowledge of responsive design and its application.
- Understanding of accessibility standards and experience implementing compliant interfaces.
- Supporting client digital transformation, including:
- Working together with project/program leaders and designers to help clients through fear and uncertainty to champion adoption of modern stacks.
- Experience with managing technical debt.
- Ability to develop and propose solutions to incompletely-defined problems
- Experience working in a team where you are not the sole developer, including:
- Understanding of testing and reproducibility.
- Understanding of how to structure your code for automated builds.
- Consistently estimating levels of effort and technical tradeoffs.
- Code reviews and coding-for-others
- Agile methodology – timeboxing, sprints
- Understanding integrating with third party systems
- Basic database/query language understanding
- Web services