Job Description:

Tuvli, an Akima Company, is dedicated to providing our customers with superior, integrated technology and program support services and solutions. Our systems engineering, information technology, information assurance, program support and project management staff work closely with customers to ensure that our solutions are directly aligned with their business processes and desired program outcomes. Our personnel enjoy competitive benefits packages and challenging roles in work environments committed to innovation, diversity and opportunity for career growth. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), 100% of our company’s profits go back to our more than 14,000 Iñupiat shareholders that have resided near and above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. Our business helps support their way of life and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived in a challenging environment.

 

Summary:

 

The Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System (FACTS) info system is the Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance’s (F) primary tool for the dissemination of planning and performance information as well as for foreign assistance budget formulation.  It is currently operational in USAID as Department of State domestic and overseas locations, as well as Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Reduction (PEPFAR) overseas locations.  Many new FACTS Info capabilities and requirements are being evaluated and added regularly.  

 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide software developer support to the steady state operations and maintenance of the production FACTS Info system.


• The contractor will be expected to develop approved changes features as well as aid in the refinement of the system architecture as needed. 


• Work with the F technical team to ensure that the system is scalable, responsive, available, secure, maintainable, and easy to administer. 


• Specific tasks might include but are not limited to designing and executing unit, integration, load, and regression software tests.


• Tune the database and application components to meet performance goals.


• Define workable source control and software configuration management schemes.


• Perform database administration tasks such as preparing backup plans and assigning database-level permissions.


• Investigate novel approaches to resolve technical problems.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Active Secret clearance.

Practical Experience:

• Overall 7+ years experience as a software developer/programmer (any language.


• Overall 5+ years (3 years recent) in web development.


• Overall 5+ years (3 years recent) experience with C# in .Net 4.0 and later.


• Overall 5+ years (3 years recent) experience with SQL Server 2012 and later, authoring stored procedures and functions, designing table structures, and implementing ETL solutions between databases.


• Experience building applications that utilize JavaScript, JavaScript Frameworks, TypeScript, NodeJS, JQuery, SPA, AngularJS and Angular 2.0+, .NET 4.0 and later, MVC 5 and later, ASP.NET, Web Services, WCF, ASP.NET WebAPI, LINQ, ADO.NET Entity Framework, JSON.


• Experience building applications that utilize a data-warehouse for reporting purposes.


• Experience taking requirements directly from clients and providing user support.


• Experience with Unit Testing.

Theoretical Knowledge:

• Formally studied advanced programming and database concepts (college degree preferable).


• Strong understanding of Kanban, Agile/SCRUM software development life cycle, including object oriented analysis, design, implementation and translate business requirements into technical artifacts.


• Must be familiar with desktop application development concepts.


• Experience with O/R Mappers like Entity Framework, LINQ, NHibernate etc.


• Must be familiar with web services and other internet and networking concepts (experience with web development preferable).


• Must be familiar with relational database design and data warehouse concepts.


• Must be familiar with developing for Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (formulas, templates, scripts).


• Must be comfortable taking responsibility for delivering complete solutions, troubleshooting and resolving software system problems independently.


• Must work effectively in a government team environment.


• Must be comfortable developing software controlled by source control tools.


• Must have an active Secret clearance.

Preferable Skills:

• Experience as a Database Administrator with SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2012.


• Experience as a Systems Administrator with Windows Server 2012 supporting web-enabled applications.


• Experience developing for Microsoft Word, particularly producing RTF-formatted documents.

All personnel assigned to tasks under this BPA will have at least a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) security clearance, in accordance with a government supplied DD254, authorizing access, at the minimum, to Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information.  Security clearance requirements will be in accordance with the Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual 12 FAM 600.

 

The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover the nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.  This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.  Subject to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may be necessary.  We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

 

 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

 

We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you have a physical and/or mental disability and are interested in applying for employment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for a position please contact, Recruiting Services at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053.  Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

 

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