What are the responsibilities and job description for the Web Developer position at HighPoint?
Web Developer
HighPoint professionals focus on helping government agencies and companies implement their most critically strategic initiatives. The role of HTML Developer contributes to HighPoint through the design, development, and maintenance of contract applications and supports, maintains, modifies, and documents websites and applications in all phases of the development life cycle according to client specifications.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build, design, maintain, and enhance functional and appealing user experiences with the current versions and standards of HTML5, CSS/LESS, JavaScript, XML, XSL/T, etc.
- Alter, optimize, troubleshoot, and debug existing code to meet design specifications.
- Optimize code for performance and scalability while prioritizing readability and maintainability.
- Maintain version control and documentation for code.
- Ensure all deliverables meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2).
- Ensure all deliverables adhere to development best practices, architectural standards, risk management guidelines, and security policies.
- Collaborate with designers and testers in a multi-team environment.
- Organize and track work in a custom ticket system.
- Identify ways to improve design and development with an eye on customer experience.
- Manage and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Provide guidance and training to team members on web development best practices, accessibility standards, and secure coding principles.
- Document processes and create internal resources to enable non-developers to maintain and update products using Copilot or other generative AI tools.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
- Proficiency in modern web development standards including HTML5 and CSS3 (with modern layout techniques such as Flexbox and Grid), and JavaScript (ES2015 ).
- Knowledge of software development tools and version control systems.
- Experience with documentation best practices and the ability to write or maintain job aids.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a geographically dispersed team.
- Ability to effectively present information to customers, management, and public groups.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to translate project requirements into functional coded features.
- Strong understanding of WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
- Knowledge of secure coding practices to prevent common vulnerabilities (e.g., XSS, CSRF).
- Familiarity with responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience creating browser-based editors or internal tools.
- Familiarity with Node.js, REST APIs, Webpack, Vite, Jest, Mocha is a plus.
EDUCATION AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree from a 4-year college or university in computer science, software development, or related field and 3 years of demonstrable software development experience, or 5-8 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
ABOUT HIGHPOINT:
HighPoint is a growth-oriented firm that provides a unique, differentiated employee culture relative to our Federal market peers. We leverage this growth-oriented and employee-focused culture to attract and retain a higher grade of talent than our peers to be an employer of choice.
HighPoint helps government agencies elevate the citizen experience (CX) by improving the touchpoints through which citizens interact with government. We were founded in 2006 by Ben Lanius with the spirit of transforming how agencies connect with and empower citizens to deliver on mission-critical objectives.
At HighPoint, our focus is on delivering results that matter. We support and modernize our federal customer’s mission critical systems and functions. Agility is at our core: it is the mantra that drives us to succeed. We work quickly, analytically and deliver on agency priorities.
HighPoint is a privately held company with a team of over 130 passionate professionals spread across 12 states in the U.S.
HighPoint Digital, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
HighPoint Digital, Inc. 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 HighPoint’s legal duty to furnish information.
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