This position contributes to the architecture, design, development, implementation, and lifecycle support of web-based applications. The efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of the applications and systems under this position's charge are crucial to the organization and key stakeholders—including volunteer governance, leadership, staff, members, customers, and partners—since these systems significantly impact the organization's ability to monetize its intellectual property. The role typically reports to a Director or Manager level position and does not have any direct reports. This position will be responsible for successfully delivering their assignments under the guidance of the director and tech lead.
This position is based in the Los Alamitos, CA office and flexible for a hybrid (in-office and remote) work.
Key Responsibilities
Project delivery:
- Clearly understand the project scope and software requirements.
- Develop and deliver projects from requirements definition through implementation and support, adhering to Agile and Waterfall development methodologies.
- Create detailed functional and non-functional requirements and specifications documents.
Requirements and Design:
- Learn about the project expectations based on the input from key stakeholders and manager to define requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Participate and perform design reviews with technical personnel to ensure alignment and feasibility.
Architectural Development:
- Understand and assist in the development of application and infrastructure architecture. Develop applications adhering to the approved architecture.
- Learn about the architecture principles and apply the knowledge in the development.
- Assist the tech lead and director by architecting scalable and high-quality solutions that meet business needs.
Application Development:
- Build and maintain custom web applications (front-end and back-end).
- Execute the development, testing, continuous integration, and deployment of the IEEE Computer Society main site and eCommerce site and all other applications like conferences and publications.
- Perform impact analysis of application changes across various components, holding an end-to-end view of the system.
- Integrate data from various back-end services and databases.
- Learn new technologies.
Data Management:
- Perform data analysis and data modeling.
- Conduct impact analysis of application changes across various components, maintaining an end-to-end system view.
Project Management:
- Assist in the role of project manager as needed, including cost estimation, project planning, and analysis.
- Follow project plans, determine including time/cost estimates, meet deliverable dates, and adhere to testing protocols.
Programming and Testing:
- Code using the industry best practices and eliminate complexities in coding. Follow the IEEE Computer Society coding approach.
- Ensure high-quality deliverables through unit testing, integration/system testing, regression testing, production implementation, and post-production support.
Teamwork:
- Based on the assignments, work on group projects and help the team, ensuring successful delivery of projects.
- Communicate well with the team members and manager to bring up important items, risks, and issues.
- Report plans, status, and progress to the programming manager and department director.
UX and Responsive Design:
- Perform (and learn to lead based on the assignment) web application design using best practices in UX and responsive design.
- Integrate data from various back-end services and databases.
- Ensure that the applications are ADA compliant and any other business compliance that’s needed.
Documentation and Review:
- Create and maintain comprehensive software documentation.
- Facilitate stakeholder review sessions for requirements, prototypes, and design artifacts.
- Conduct code reviews and peer review sessions.
Technology Evaluation:
- Assist and participate in evaluating new vendor services/technology, new software packages, techniques, and development tools, providing recommendations to management.
- Stay up to date on emerging technologies and industry trends, applying them to operations and activities.
Quality Assurance:
- Understand that quality starts from day one of the project and is not just limited to testing.
- Clarify and eliminate all ambiguity from requirements, design, scope, data, integrations, UX/UI etc..
- Adhere to programming standards, meet all deliverable dates, and follow all designated development methodology and processes.
- Perform Unit testing, integration testing, functional testing, performance and load testing, automated and manual regression testing, production implementation shakeout, and post-production support.
- Monitor applications and infrastructure regularly and consistently to identify performance issues and resolve them
- Conducts code review and peer review sessions
Monitoring and maintenance:
- Assist in maintaining stable, scalable, and high-performance systems.
- Consistently monitor production and QA systems for issues and risks to achieve minimum user interruptions and outages.
- Communicate and take proactive actions to upgrade and patch servers, libraries, software, frameworks, certificates, and o/s.
- Perform other system maintenance on a regular basis.
- Provide off hours support in case of any production issues.
- Collaborate with IEEE IT to keep the lights on.
Collaboration and Mentorship:
- Collaborate with the creative design team and other developers to enhance productivity.
- Help all team members and all internal and external customers and stakeholders.
- Conduct stakeholder review sessions of requirements, prototypes, and design artifacts
Other duties may be assigned
Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or equivalent--graduate degree highly desired. Appropriate work experience may substitute for academic credentials Req
Work Experience
7-10 years or relevant experience. Req
Skills and Requirements
Architecture and system design:
- Basic knowledge of Enterprise Architecture and system design.
- Knowledge of common design patterns (e.g., MVC, Singleton, Factory) and their application in software development.
- Ability to learn and practice best practices in code design to ensure maintainability and scalability.
Project leadership and domain knowledge:
- Ability to understand the business and strategic vision.
- Proficiency is leading large initiatives and manage resources.
- Experience in understanding the business language.
- Basic experience in the areas of publications, conference event management, non-profit governance, volunteer management, digital library, markeing & sales technology, and association membership.
Content Management Systems:
- Expertise in WordPress CMS (or Drupal) and custom PHP development.
- Experience building high-traffic eCommerce websites for enterprises using WordPress/Drupal, focusing on high availability, response time, and performance.
- Proficiency in implementing WordPress as a headless backend system with WP REST API.
- Knowledge of implementing and integrating with eCommerce packages/software such as WooCommerce and WooCommerce API.
- Experience with security issues with WordPress/Drupal and how to address them is required.
- Knowledge of integrating WordPress website with other internal or external services and applications is required.
- Experience digital media and publications is preferred
- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
JavaScript, Typescript, and Front-End Development:
- Command of the latest JavaScript frameworks: MEAN & MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, Next.js/AngularJS/React, Node.js).
- Expertise in Typescript, HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JSON, JavaScript, and AJAX.
- Understanding of WebSockets, XMLHttpRequest, client-side caching, local storage, JavaScript modules, JavaScript scope and function execution, and Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
Web Services and APIs:
- Proficient in web services such as REST API.
- Experience integrating WordPress and Drupal websites with other internal or external services and applications.
Databases:
- Proficient in modern databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, MySQL, etc.
- Experience in data modeling and data analysis.
Authentication and Security:
- Knowledge of LDAP and Single Sign-On (SSO) setups.
- Experience setting up user authentication using standard authentication services.
- Understanding of security issues with WordPress and methods to address them.
Cloud and System Administration:
- Proficient in AWS instrafrtcuture administration and setup.
- Proficient in Linux OS system administration.
- Implementation experience on AWS platforms or other hosting sites (e.g., WP Engine).
- Experience with implementing applications on AWS platform or other hosting site for example: Wp-engine
- Experience with application servers (any modern servers), reverse proxy servers, and web servers is required.
- Proficient understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools.
- Experience with tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS codepipeline, or CircleCI.
- Knowledge of automating build, test, and deployment processes.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning/integration/deployment tools. For example:- Subversion and Hudson
Development Tools and Practices:
- Proficiency with Git and GitHub.
- Experience with application servers, reverse proxy servers, and web servers.
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented design concepts, performance tuning, and current technology trends.
- Understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and solutions.
Project Management and Collaboration:
- Hands-on experience with project management tools like JIRA.
- Good knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Experience in project estimation and planning.
- Ability to work as part of a team and interact with all levels of management.
- Strong business acumen to understand business strategies, customer objectives, processes, and products.
User Experience and Design:
- Strong knowledge of UX and responsive design principles.
- Strong knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) principles and how to adhere to them in applications.
- Strong knowledge of ADA compliance
- Strong knowledge of PCI compliance
Communication and Analytical Skills:
- Fluent in English with a strong command of grammar and syntax.
- Excellent presentation and written communication skills to effectively present ideas and concepts to volunteers, users, stakeholders, and technical personnel.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to mentor junior developers and foster skill development within the team.
- Have strong business acumen to understand the business strategy, customers’ objectives, processes, and products in order to make educated recommendations.
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as with all levels of management.
Application Security:
- Strong understanding of web application security principles and best practices.
- Experience identifying and mitigating common security vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and others as outlined in the OWASP Top Ten.
- Proficient in implementing secure authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and other standard protocols.
- Knowledge of secure coding practices to ensure data protection and privacy.
- Experience with security tools and practices such as static code analysis, penetration testing, and security audits.
- Familiarity with GDPR, CCPA, and other data protection regulations to ensure compliance.
- A solid understanding of how web applications work including security principles and session management
Other Requirements:
As defined in IEEE Policies, individuals currently serving on an IEEE board or committee are not eligible to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: This position is not budgeted for employer-sponsored immigration support, this includes all persons in F (both CPT and OPT), J, H, L, or O status.
For information on work demands and conditions required for this position, please consult the reference document, "Physical, Mental, and Work Environment Standards for IEEE Positions." This position is classified under Category I - Office Positions.
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