Description
About the Opportunity
In this role, the candidate will bring structure and innovation together by building and maintaining configuration management processes while developing intuitive, high-performance web applications that transform complex meteorological data into clear, interactive experiences in a remote work environment. The candidate will design responsive user interfaces, create geospatial visualizations, and connect frontend and backend systems through RESTful and GraphQL APIs, all while optimizing performance across devices and ensuring accessibility and reliability through testing. Working closely with designers and leveraging cloud services from Amazon Web Services, success in this position looks like delivering scalable, user-centered solutions that make sophisticated weather data easy to understand and use.
Requirements
What You Will Do in This Role
- Develop and maintain CM processes, plan, policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and other documents
- Architect and implement responsive, intuitive user interfaces for complex meteorological data visualization
- Develop interactive mapping components and geospatial data rendering capabilities for weather data
- Create high-performance visualization tools for meteorological datasets (radar, satellite imagery, model data)
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and GraphQL services to connect frontend with backend data services
- Optimize web applications for performance across various devices and network conditions
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to implement user-centered design principles for meteorological applications
- Implement automated testing strategies for frontend applications (unit tests, integration tests, E2E tests)
- Integrate with AWS services (CloudFront, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, etc.) to create scalable frontend solutions
- Ensure accessibility compliance and cross-browser compatibility
What You Will Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (Master’s preferred)
- 8+ years of full-stack development experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js)
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Experience with frontend build tools and module bundlers (Webpack, Rollup, etc.)
- Knowledge of state management solutions (Redux, Mobx, Context API)
- Experience with RESTful APIs and GraphQL
- Familiarity with AWS cloud services for web application hosting
Work Environment
- This work is normally completed in a remote environment.
Physical Demands
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's and client facilities.
Travel Required
- No
Proficiency Requirement
- The employee is expected to demonstrate proficiency in all essential job functions, tools, and processes related to this position within the first 90 days of employment. This includes acquiring a thorough understanding of job-specific responsibilities, systems, and workflows as outlined during onboarding and training. Failure to meet this requirement may result in additional training, reassessment, or other actions as deemed necessary by management.
Summary
Why GAMA-1
GAMA-1 also offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) savings plan, training and career development opportunities, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO - to cover vacation, illness or disability, appointments, emergencies or other situations that require time off from work). For more GAMA-1 Corporate benefits information click here.
ABOUT GAMA-1
GAMA-1 is a rapidly growing technology business that is based in Greenbelt, Maryland. GAMA-1 Technologies provides strategic information assurance, information security, and business enterprise and networking solutions to the Federal Government. Our success is based on using industry and agency standards, establishing and performing with standardized processes, and IT Services expertise. At GAMA-1, we believe employees should grow, achieve, and develop just as the company grows, achieves, and develops. GAMA-1 is committed to providing our employees with opportunities for career advancement throughout their employment. For more information, visit www.gama1tech.com.
GAMA-1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), domestic violence victims, political orientation, status as a smoker or tobacco user, hairstyle, use of a service animal, education status, familial status, HIV/AIDS status, height, weight, reproductive healthcare decisions or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.