GridironIT is seeking a Software Consultant in Chicago, Illinois.
Required Skills and Experience
- Building distributed, service oriented, cloud based systems
- Have implemented cloud native applications or can demonstrate a thorough understanding of cloud native architecture
- Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and agile methodologies, including refactoring
- Ability to incrementally define and improve system architecture as a product evolves
- Expertise building CI/CD pipelines
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Comfortable in new situations with new clients
- Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work and challenging problems
- Experience with Domain Driven Design
- Experience modernizing legacy applications/systems in languages such as Java or .NET
- Experience facilitating large groups of people
- They will be working as part of a team of consultants to align on strategy together.
- Experience with React, Typescript, Java Spring, Storybook and testing tools (Jest and Playwright)
- Experience with TDD and automated testing strategies.
- Expectation is pair programming is the default mode of working. While you’re pairing, you’ll be doing TDD.
- Core hours 9-5 Central but 8 hours of billable work/day expected.
- Chicago-based preferred. If so, up to 3 days a week of in-office time expected.
- If not Chicago-based, ability to travel to Chicago at a TBD cadence.
- Familiarity with XP principles
- Someone who’s interested in working in a highly collaborative environment – not only with engineers, but with PMs and designers too.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Polyglot programming experience
- Expertise in Java/Spring and/or .NET
- Experience with Kubernetes, Chef, Ansible, BOSH, or related automation / orchestration tools
- Some experience working with NTP, SAML, OAuth 2, Active Directory
- Experience with full-stack development
- Experience with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud or OpenStack
Gridiron IT, a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), leverages more than 25 years of Tested recruiting excellence and Trusted industry relationships. Gridiron IT provides top Talent to our federal and commercial partners. Gridiron is an Inc. 5000 2022 recipient that specializes in IT Infrastructure, Cyber & Cloud Security, Software Development, and Enterprise Support, and offer a competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability insurance, and pet insurance.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 - $215,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) 5% Match
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Dependent health insurance coverage
- Disability insurance
- Family leave
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Prescription drug insurance
- Retirement plan
- Unlimited paid time off
- Vision insurance
Compensation package:
- 1099 contract
- Bonus opportunities
- Hourly pay
- Overtime pay
- Performance bonus
- Signing bonus
- Stock options
- Weekly pay
- Yearly bonus
- Yearly pay
Experience level:
- 10 years
- 11+ years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Experience:
- Pair programming: 2 years (Required)
- Java: 4 years (Required)
- TypeScript: 3 years (Required)
- JavaScript: 4 years (Required)
- Test-driven development: 1 year (Required)
- React: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
Work Location: In person