3-6 month assignment

POSITION SUMMARY

The Sr. web developer plays the front-end developer role in our client's organization. In this role you must be able to work within tight timeframes and with a diverse group of teams. The candidate should be capable of slicing layered Photoshop files, composing HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Flash, and template integration with our Content Management System. Troubleshooting is a required skill set. Working within a multi-layered organization with QA and Systems Engineering departments, critical thinking, documentation, communication, pride in work are all skills critical to success in this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work under direction of the Manager, Technology to develop, manage, create and maintain the technical components and templates for Registration and shared services
• Work with Engineering, Rich Media Research, Business Systems and TechOps to develop advanced solutions, which may include (but is not limited to) providing guidance and feedback to Technical Operations in regards to synchronization of the Dev/QA/live site environments, serving of multiple Flash elements, Rich Media opportunities, etc.
• Continue professional development and skill set improvements towards improving the position’s impact in these responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 year college degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• 5-8 years of web development, including expertise in HTML,DHTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript.
• Expert knowledge of DHTML, CSS and JavaScript
• 5 years experience working with dynamic Flash (Flash Remoting, XML)
• Experienced in JSP, PHP, ASP, or similar object-oriented server-side scripting languages. JSP experience preferred.
• Proven ability to work with members of third party development teams
• Experience with a Content Management System desired (GoPublish a plus)
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
• Experience using libraries and frameworks like Ajax libraries – Jquery - in JavaScript
• Experience using Flex 3.x
• Experience working in java and relational database based environment or working and interfacing with server side java engineers.

SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRED

• Flash
• Action Script 3
• Photoshop
• HTML
• CSS
• Flex
• Javascript
• Object orientated server side languages like JSP and PHP.
• Javascript libraries like Jquery
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate technical issues to a diverse non-technical audience
• Extraordinary troubleshooting skills in a distributed web hosting platform
• Ability to perform / learn new tasks outside the candidate’s immediate range of skills