Jr. Developer

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Security Clearance required:

Able to obtain Public Trust

Cognosante is on a mission to transform our country’s healthcare and national security systems. With our health and security-focused solutions, we help public sector organizations achieve the important task of providing the best possible public services to American Citizens. From Enterprise IT, Data Science, and Security Services, to full-scale Consumer Engagement and Interoperability solutions, we are moving government services forward with transformation and innovation. Learn how we are making a difference in people’s lives today!

Essential Job Functions

Codes, tests, debug, implements, and documents highly complex programs. Develops complex test plans to verify logic of new or modified programs.
Designs systems and programs to meet highly complex business needs. Prepares detailed specifications from which programs are developed and coded. Creates appropriate documentation in work assignments such as program code, and technical documentation. Identifies issues, recommends document changes and implements same.
Gathers information from existing systems, analyzes program and time requirements. Prepares time estimates and justifications for assigned tasks and provides recommendations to project managers.
Supports project personnel in resolving fairly complex program problems. Works with client and management to resolve issues and validate programming requirements within their areas of responsibility. Provides technical advice on complex programming.
May serve as technical project lead; provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel. Conducts quality assurance activities such as peer reviews. Provides recommendations and revisions to programs and documents.
Provides consulting services in a technical and/or managerial capacity to management and technical staff. May represent company in presentations or conferences involving customers, co-contractors, suppliers, competitors, academia or the public.
Develops work plans and work estimates for large scope projects.

Required Skills/Experience:

Ability to pass a government background check
Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics or related field preferred
Minimum of three (3) years of technical experience in software engineering or development
Minimum of three (3) years' experience in Microsoft Visual Studio 2003/05/08 development tools for client server applications
Minimum of three (3) or more years of client server using C#, VB and .Net
Minimum of three (3) years' experience working within an Agile/DevOPs software development lifecycle methodology
Experience working with appropriate programming languages, operating systems and software
Experience working with relational databases to facilitate programming software

Desired Skills/Experience :

Full Stack Developer highly desired
Strong personal computer and business solutions software skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for design, creation and testing of programs
Good leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel
Good interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members
Communication skills to work effectively with team members, support personnel, and clients
MVC and/or SOAS
UI/UX Experience with Telerik Kendo UI, Bootstrap, JavaScript, CSS
.NET Core framework expertise
Experience in the Requirements, Design, Coding, Unit/Integration Test lifecycle phases
Experience with Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server/Visual Source
Development experience with one or more of the following: C#, .Net, SQL Server 2017, Windows 200X, Configuration Management, SOAP, XML, MVC, jQuery, Microservices

Cognosante will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position.

As a covered federal contractor, Cognosante requires all employees regardless of position, work location or telework status to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8, 2021 or prior to your start date; whichever comes first. Cognosante will consider requests for reasonable accommodations due to disability or sincerely held religious belief.

Cognosante is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.