Sr Front-End/Angular Developer

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Sr Front-End/Angular Developer

@ CGI

Position Description:

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, senior front-end developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency using Angular. Our team is using a modern development stack and various open-source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help build and modernize the system applications for cloud environments. Grow your leadership and technical skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting, positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer

• This position is located in our Fairfax, VA or Lafayette, LA office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable

• Your future duties and responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices, design and develop application architecture, implement solutions, mentor fellow team members, and test and deploy solutions
  • Contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of a modern cloud-native applications built with technologies such as Angular and Java/Spring Boot.
  • Work closely with users, stakeholders, business analysts, and product managers to understand problem statements, functional and non-functional requirements
  • Collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices, design and develop microservice architectures, implement solutions, mentor fellow team members, and test and deploy solutions to AWS cloud environments
  • Write clean, well-organized code following best practices while sharing knowledge with the team to grow collective skills in building robust full applications
  • Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, estimation, coding, code reviews, and testing
  • Author and review frontend and backend code leveraging AI-assisted paired programming techniques
  • Deploy and manage applications on AWS using containerized environments and CI/CD pipelines
  • Develop and consume RESTful APIs, gaining experience in API design patterns and microservice communication
  • Build a solid understanding of data structures, problem solving, algorithm design, and data formats (JSON, YAML)
  • Participate in daily standups, code collaboration sessions, and sprint ceremonies to promote continuous progress
  • Engage in client, industry, and end-user discussions to provide technical viewpoint on the application
  • Lead and participate in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and provide accurate estimates and development timelines
  • Drive continuous improvement of existing development tools, technologies, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Author automated testing scripts (unit, integration, and end-to-end) for both frontend and backend
  • Augment and improve system architecture, including microservices design and cloud-native patterns on AWS
  • Apply strong understanding of database design (PostgreSQL) and optimize application access to backend data, including query tuning and schema migrations (e.g., Flyway)

Salary Range: $89,600.00 $194,000.00.

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Qualifications:

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline
• Minimum 7+ years hands-on experience in Java development (Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Data/JPA/Hibernate, REST APIs)
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining frontend applications, including TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Angular (v14+)
• Proven experience designing and developing Spring Boot microservices deployed on AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, RDS)
• Experience with PostgreSQL (or similar RDBMS), including schema design, query optimization, and migration tooling (Flyway)
• Experience with AI paired programming tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q)
• Experience in CI/CD methodologies and tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube)
• Experience in RESTful API development and application security best practices (OAuth 2.0, TLS, PKI, JWT)
• Experience in automated test development
• Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows (GitHub, Bitbucket, pull requests, code reviews)
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills with a passion for exploring emerging technologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a culture of continuous improvement
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running
• Quick learner with the ability to multi-task, work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing requirements
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build trusted relationships and partner across a complex organization
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the status quo, and seek out answers

Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:

• Full-stack experience, especially with Java / Spring Framework.
• User authentication and authorization platforms – Okta, SecureAuth, AWS Cognito
• UI/UX frameworks beyond Angular – Bootstrap, Angular Material
• Log management, alerting, and monitoring – Datadog, Google Analytics
• Experience designing and developing Spring Boot microservices deployed on AWS
• Project management and collaboration tools – JIRA, Confluence

Skills:

• Angular
• Java
• Spring
• Spring Framework core
• Back End Development
• Back End Development

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How to Apply:

Apply online at: https://www.cgi.com/en/careers 

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