Web Application Developer (Microsoft 365 & SharePoint Solutions) - Applied Research Associates, Inc

As part of a collaborative environment, you will engage in designing, developing, and evaluating systems and products throughout their lifecycle. Using a holistic approach, you will define system requirements, ensure compliance with client and government standards, and translate product strategies into technical specifications. Your contributions will span from high-level conceptual design to the detailed implementation of requirements in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams. You will also assist in creating and verifying test procedures, supporting business development activities, and assessing system performance against technical measures.

This position is ideal for an experienced front-end developer who is eager to broaden their skill set, contribute to innovative projects, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced IT environment. If you are passionate about delivering cutting-edge solutions and developing new technical competencies, we encourage you to apply.

What you’ll do:

• Front-End Development: Design, develop, and debug front-end solutions using Angular, React, and modern web technologies.
• Migration Project: Assist in migrating a SharePoint Server implementation to SharePoint Online with a custom-facing Angular interface.
• Application Management: Maintain and enhance the new SharePoint Online application post-migration.
• Collaboration: Work closely with program managers and end users to define requirements and implement technical solutions aligned with the company’s IT architecture.
• Documentation: Prepare technical documentation, including diagrams, layouts, and flowcharts.
• Testing and Validation: Create and execute system-level requirements verification and customer acceptance tests. Participate in design reviews to ensure traceability and compliance with requirements.
• Research and Development: Explore emerging web technologies to enhance projects and drive innovation.

Requirements: 

• Citizenship: US Citizen.
• Experience: 1-3 years of experience in front-end development, with a solid understanding of web development fundamentals.

Preferences:

• Custom SharePoint and Power App development
• PowerBI experience
• SharePoint Framework (SPFx) knowledge
• Knowledge of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and access strategies.
• Proficiency in Power BI report development.
• Familiarity with relational data integration for reporting and development.

Division Information: 

Successful applicant will become a member of an IT Support team that provides tier 1, tier 2, tier 3 and application level support to several divisions within ARA. IT Support team supports approximately 600 users, in addition to providing secure computing support directly to government contracts.

Who We Are: 

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,000 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.
 

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)