Senior ColdFusion Developer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior ColdFusion Developer (long-term contract)

• Work arrangement: Full-time onsite for the first month; then hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) after assessment

Description

The client needs two Senior Programmers to support BA teams by maintaining existing applications (including the PIRCS production application) and developing new agency applications using ColdFusion. The role leads coding, design, testing, and customer support throughout the software development lifecycle, following agency IT standards and providing technical guidance to team members and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead coding for application maintenance, support, and new development based on requirements and design documentation

• Develop ColdFusion modules and related SQL/PL/SQL code that meet requirements and IT standards

• Review best practices, help define coding standards, and identify team training needs

• Perform technical design and advisory work, including prototype development and data modeling

• Independently analyze, isolate, and resolve complex software logic errors and architectural bottlenecks

• Coordinate QA/QC testing against requirements and design documentation

• Participate in and lead peer code reviews

• Guide customers during customer acceptance testing

• Support project planning and requirements activities (charters, business cases, project plans, status reports, JAD sessions)

• Manage dependencies and software through the full development lifecycle

• Provide customer support to agency staff on applications and IT policies

• Coach and assist junior programmers

• Communicate technical concepts to non-technical executives and stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 6+ years of programming experience, including 5+ years with ColdFusion, SQL, and PL/SQL

• Ability to perform team leader functions

• Experience leading development of prototypes; familiar with data modeling and database concepts

• Advanced object-oriented programming within the ColdFusion environment

• ColdFusion framework experience (e.g., Fusebox) and front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3)

• XML capabilities in CFML, including XML schema validation, XSLT transformations, and hierarchical data parsing

• Relational database design and data warehousing concepts, including advanced SQL optimization

• Knowledge of federal and state IT security standards, secure coding methods, and vulnerability mitigation

• Familiarity with SDLC methodologies and web technology standards

• Technical project management and dependency mapping across the full development lifecycle

• Strong troubleshooting and independent resolution of complex logic/architecture issues

• Clear written and oral communication to non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to build collaborative relationships and coach junior team members

Benefits

• Long-term contract opportunity

• Hybrid work arrangement after the first month (3 onsite / 2 remote)

• Opportunity to lead end-to-end development activities and technical guidance across applications