Sr. UI Developer

Top Three Skills:
1. UI
2. Javascript (KnockoutJS)
3. MVC

Job Description:
Sr. UI Programmer
This is a contract position reporting to the Applications Manager and dotted line to the Technical Lead of the Agent Portal project. This person would be a contributor for the development, deployment, and support of new and existing applications. Programmer Analysts participate in all phases of the System Development Life Cycle as needed.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Adhere to System Development Life Cycle standards, including preparation of project-related documents as requested by the Project Manager.
• Design and develop applications as part of team
• Analyze and design system solutions
• Trouble-shooting/problem resolution skills
• Team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Communicate effectively with technical/non-technical audiences
• Will participate in maintenance activities and provide on-call support
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once
• Prepare unit and integration test plans for program changes, and in cooperation with clients and other I.T. personnel, perform the testing.
• Documentation for programming work performed based on standards for the team that use SharePoint or WIKIs

Additional Information:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
• Required: Excellent UI development skills.
• Required: 5+ years’ experience in development using .NET (VB.NET & C#) and SQL Server 2005 or higher
• Required: Excellent knowledge of .NET Framework 1.1,/2.0/3.5, Microsoft SQL Server, MVC 3 or higher,JavaScript, jQuery, Knockoutjs, Bootstrap, CSS3
• Advanced technical trouble shooting and data analysis and issue resolution skills
• Experience using Team Foundation Server or a comparable configuration management tool.
• Working knowledge of systems development life cycle and use of structured methodologies and techniques.
• Strong technical, analytical and communication skills.
• Preferred
o HTML5
o Utilized or familiar with MVVM Pattern
o Utilized or familiar with JavaScript patterns
o jQuery UI / jQuery Mobile
o Kendo UI
o CSS Less or SASS
o Adobe Photoshop

Insurance industry experiences in life, health and annuity a plus.
SQL Server 2008, TFS, ESB, SOA, Rules Engine, WCF a plus.