UNIVERSAL Technologies is seeking a Senior Ruby on Rails Application Developer for a Hybrid position in New York, NY. The position requires 50% onsite work, with the remainder being remote or traveling as needed. Travel expenses are to be billed separately. Position: The Senior Application Developer will work closely with business units and IT development teams to implement Program Management Office (PMO) enhancements. The developer will focus on designing and developing web applications using Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and other open-source technologies. This role requires hands-on development experience in full-stack development and working knowledge of DevOps technologies. WHO WE ARE: UNIVERSAL Technologies, LLC is a Women-Owned (M/WBE) IT solutions and consulting company focused on delivering enterprise systems that significantly improve our clients' IT performance. We work across the IT spectrum, including Development, Business/Systems/Data Analysis, Project Management, Cyber Security, Network Engineering, and High-Level System Architecture. The pride in the services we provide and the accessibility and flexibility we offer to employees are what make Universal Technologies stand out! We aim to propel your IT career to the next level and excite our employees with new and challenging projects. WHAT WE OFFER: Our W2 employees can expect the following benefits: + Competitive pay + Health/Dental Insurance + Group Life Insurance + 401K + HSA/FSA + Pre-Tax Transportation Program + Generous Paid Time Off/Holiday Policy MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: + BA/BS Degree or equivalent, in a technology-related field. + 5+ years of total experience in object-oriented design, development, testing, and deployment of mission-critical business applications, and on web/client-server environments. + 5+ years of hands-on development experience with projects involving the full-stack Ruby on Rails 5.x with other Open-Source technologies such as Ruby 2.x, RVM, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ReactJS, LeafletJS, jQuery, DataTables, Bootstrap, AngularJS, BackboneJS, PostgreSQL 9.x, Apache, Tomcat, Linux, Ubuntu, Redis, and Memcache. SCOPE OF SERVICES: + Perform detailed application design, database design, coding, and unit/integration/performance testing with minimal supervision. + Review and provide feedback on application architecture, evaluate application stacks, and document business volume metrics. + Develop and integrate responsive design-based web applications using full stack Ruby on Rails and other Open-Source technologies. + Build and integrate Geographic Information System (GIS)-based services, RESTful and JSON APIs. + Perform configuration management, continuous integration, version control, unit, and performance testing with Open-Source tools such as GIT/GITHUB, RSpec, BlazeMeter, and Jira. + Utilize DevOps technology such as Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, and DataDog. + Refactor code for performance and security issues, and build secure web applications with user authentication and role-based access control. + Work closely with architects, senior developers, business analysts, and development teams for design, development, testing, and implementation. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: + Mandatory ITS Security Agreements and Fingerprint-based Background Check. + All contractors must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and schedule fingerprinting upon engagement initiation. UNIVERSAL Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.