Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Web Developer with a TS/SCI Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in McLean, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM

The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT

The Sponsor’s business environment provides quality visualization and publishing services in support of corporate communication requirements for a community–wide client base. The Sponsor requires support specializing in the development and maintenance of SharePoint websites and Access database tools. The work may be performed independently or within a team environment. The Sponsor needs polished skills in communication, planning, attention to detail, and execution while managing a moderate to heavy workload. The Web Developer will work independently to provide expert development and engineering support to clients in SharePoint and related tools and platforms. They will develop custom SharePoint websites and complex database applications using ACCESS/VBA, manage the maintenance of new and existing websites, and interface directly with the Sponsor Office’s customers as a technical subject matter expert and as part of ad-hoc, project oriented teams. The Web Developer will elicit requirements for website development from the community–wide client base; document website requirements; develop, test, and deploy new websites; and manage the development of new websites. They will be supported by an in-house UI design capability to support full user experience product development, participate in biweekly team meetings to share project information and provide support to other projects as appropriate, and provide regular verbal and written status reports and submit written reports on significant deliverables to the Sponsor. They should be prepared to apply business acumen to provide cost effective solutions, monitor expenditures, and provide production data to contribute to a full cost recovery business model.
The Role

• The Sponsor requires support specializing in the development and maintenance of SharePoint websites and Access database tools.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience in SharePoint site design and development. 
• Demonstrated experience managing website projects and web development.
• Demonstrated experience with migrating SharePoint sites from previous SharePoint versions.
• Demonstrated experience with SharePoint Designer, including complex 2010/2013 workflows. 
• Demonstrated experience in automating administrative tasks in SharePoint.Demonstrated experience in automating administrative tasks in SharePoint.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and supporting database-driven websites.
• Demonstrated experience developing websites using SharePoint API, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, and Microsoft.NET
• Demonstrated experience with SharePoint ACCESS integration and ACCESS/VBA development outside of just macros.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and resolving problems on legacy SharePoint sites.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and implementing Joomla websites.
• Demonstrated experience designing and supporting Joomla Extension or Module creation.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated experience integrating with Sponsor’s Enterprise Data Warehouse. 
• Demonstrated experience with Sponsor SharePoint server farms.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, implementing, and supporting WordPress websites.
• Demonstrated experience implementing complex visual styles via HTML5, or Bootstrap.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and supporting enterprise Content Management Systems or Knowledge Management Systems.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and maintaining user authentication methods.
• Demonstrated experience implementing accessibility features in web and interactive products.
• Demonstrated experience developing websites and applications meeting Section 508 standards.
• Demonstrated experience using PHP.

About The DarkStar Group

Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you. 

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution; 
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.