Senior Frontend Software Engineer

GA-CCRi was founded in 1989 and is located in Charlottesville, VA. It provides custom software development and innovative information engineering solutions to customers in government and private industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time.  Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground.  These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been and what it's doing. All of this "data to knowledge" is made available to end users in our own browser-based application for visualization, analysis, and understanding. We always want to do more, and that's where you come in!  

GA-CCRi is seeking Senior Front-End Software Engineers to join our core product team, shaping the future of situational awareness capabilities for our customers. Our teams leverage cutting-edge technology to process petabytes of data and extract features in near real time, all while providing a rich, live view of objects on land, sea, and sky. Join our growing team in taking our systems to the next level, giving end-users the power to see beyond the data and truly understand the world around them.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Research, design, implement, document, test, and deploy software applications for enterprise-wide end-user, system level, and data management software applications.  
• Guide the successful completion of programs with ability to function in a technical leadership role.  
• Formulate plans and guide implementation of software solutions including language, coding, platform, resource requirements, testing, and documentation.  
• Support plans, typically long term, for application development and deployment.
• Coordinate deployment of enterprise applications including cross-platform compliance.  
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Evaluate integration of software applications with the overall computing environment.
• Communicate with domain experts, users, and management throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Represent the company as the prime technical contact on contracts and/or projects.
• Interact with external personnel on significant technical matters requiring coordination between organizations.  
• Contribute towards the continuous integration and improvement of enterprise solutions including build pipeline support, debugging, maintenance, and updates to ensure viability in an evolving environment.  
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.  
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company. Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.  

Requirements

Required Skills and Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility, and willing to take a CI polygraph.  
• Typically requires a Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science, information systems, or related discipline. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.  
• Prior professional experience in front-end software development role.
• Expertise of software development concepts, principles, and theory.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Gitlab CI/CD, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Jenkins).
• Capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals. 
• Customer focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced software development problems. 
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment. 
• Able to work extended hours as required.  

Desired Skills and Experience   

• Candidates with an active Top Secret security clearance and SCI eligibility are strongly preferred.
• Comfortable working with Linux systems on a daily basis.
• React familiarity (we are a Preact shop), or experience with other JS frameworks (AngularJS, Svelte, Vue, etc).
• Experience writing in TypeScript . 
• Familiarity with AWS-hosted environments, Docker containerization and execution through Kubernetes.
• Experience with css pre-processors (Stylus, LESS, SASS, etc).  
• Experience with data visualization tools/toolkits such as d3 or similar libraries . 
• Ability to develop against map based applications using OpenLayers, Leaflet, Google Maps, etc.  
• Familiar with client/server programming.
• Ability to drive and review APIs for back-end functionality.  
• Interest in data mining, analytics, and/or machine learning .
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community and DoD mission sets.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or willingness to get certified. 

Travel Percentage Required   

None  

Relocation Assistance Provided   

Yes  

US Citizenship Required 

Yes  

Clearance Required   

Strongly preferred. 

Clearance Level   

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI and a CI poly.

Salary Range

$140,000-$220,000

Benefits

• Casual Work Environment.
• Intellectually Challenging Work.
• Health Insurance including FSA, HSA and Tricare Supplement options.
• Short/Long Term Disability Insurance.
• Generous Defined Retirement Benefit, including both a 401K match and pension plan.
• Very Flexible Vacation Policy.
• The job description above is not intended to be comprehensive list. Responsibilities, activities, duties, and/or tasks may change or be assigned at any time.
• CCRi is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know that our differences benefit our employees, our customers, and our community. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.