IT USA jobs: Front End Developer

The Public Sector Healthcare group at CGI Federal is looking for an experienced Front End Developer to join our User Experience Team. Individual must be highly collaborative and have ability that spans all areas of the front end development process.

The candidate will be responsible for contributing to:
• Hand coding of CSS/XHTML (no Dreamweaver or FrontPage, etc …)

• Prototyping of Website pages

• Interaction design of Website pages

• Development and Documentation of user-centeric design methodologies, style guides, web standards, and CSS/XHTML best practices

• Recommendations for front end technologies

• Code walkthroughs, testing, and QA

• Facilitation of usability testing and review of usability testing results

Required skills include:
• 3+ years experience with website front end coding and interaction design

• Proven knowledge of standards-compliant, cross-browser compatible XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and JQuery

• Capable of converting Photoshop/Fireworks mock ups into CSS/XHTML templates for back end developer's use

• Skilled with image optimization

• Experience working on large-scale web initiatives

• Understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues

• Strong understanding of usability and accessibility issues, including understanding how to code for 508 compliance and fix code that is not 508 compliant

• Understanding of Content Management Systems and the rendering differences compared to HTML (.NET)

• Knowledge of SEO optimization techniques

• Experience designing Web 2.0 applications

• Experience working with FLASH/FLEX and AJAX a plus

At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to professionals located in 100+ offices worldwide. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients win and grow. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com.

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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Skills:
CSS
JavaScript
Web Application Development


To APPLY go to:

https://clients.njoyn.com/CGI/xweb/Xweb.asp?tbtoken=Zl5dQhJfRVU4YHB3RFxUZidUeGMsfUxYeyEiTikNDWVFWkVpWUZpLiUuQC4kXhF2BTVTGVtQSHBkWDpQ&chk=dFlbQBJQ&CLID=21001&page=joblisting&OrgPg=joblisting&LANG=1

and look for position id: J0811-0770