RUBY ON RAILS DEVELOPER

VetsEZ is rapidly growing HealthCare IT consulting firm that designs, develops, and implements a wide range of healthcare IT solutions to federal and commercial customers. We have an opening for Ruby on Rails Developer for a very large multi – year federal government project at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The incumbent will be an active participant in providing the development services necessary for enhancements to an existing web – based Clinician User Interface (CUI) system developed using Ruby on Rails and hosted in the Amazon cloud environment.

Required skills and responsibilities:

• Has working knowledge of healthcare business domain.

• Experience in using agile processes and industry lifecycle best practices.

• Has extensive practical experience with the techniques and approaches required in delivering Agile projects using a variety of technical skills to deliver products that are complex in nature.

• Design and develop software for Web applications, Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

• Capture functional requirements as Use Cases and accurately estimate level of effort to develop.

• Develop the features and capabilities as work items in Rational Team Concert.

• Work independently to identify solutions.

• Write object-oriented Web application/interface code conforming to established methodology and standards.

• Design and code software service components, units, and modules that meet project specifications and development schedules.

• Work closely with the project team to ensure that all technical project deliverables comply with customer standards and requirements.

• Develop and deliver automated build and automated publishing capabilities to schedule jobs and support continuous integration.

• Install, integrate, customize and validate user-defined requirements to CUI and maintain Section 508 and security compliance for the existing system.

• Troubleshoot problems and provide customer support for application issues.

• Applies high standards of quality to work completed.

• Is highly productive and performs well under pressure.

• Learns quickly and adapts easily to new challenges.

• Excellent communication and problem resolution skills.

• Currently has or is able to obtainMedium Level Security Clearance (MBI).

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with the Dept. of VA, tools, processes and frameworks.

• Experience with Rational Tools Suite is plus.

• Current VA access is preferred but not mandatoryfor this position.

• Knowledge of VA VIP and ProPath support would be considered a plus.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent.

• 3+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails.

• 5 – 7 years of relevant work experience.

This is primarily a telecommute position. Occasionaltravel may be required.