Ruby on Rails Developer

Title: Ruby on Rails Developer

Location: Jackson, MS, USA

Length: Long term

Length: Long term

Description:

Very long term project initial PO for 1 year but expected to go for multiple years *** Webcam interview*** Need 3 verifiable references**

Description:

The Mississippi Department of Education has a current goal for every community to effectively use a World-Class Data System to improve student outcomes. This goal has an outcome to increase the availability of quality data to drive decisions that improve student outcomes. We are planning to satisfy this goal in part by modernizing our current student information system along with improving the quality of data in connected systems.

This position will require a qualified Developers to take the lead in the following tasks:

Designing applications

Creating applications

Coding applications

Updating applications

Testing products for functionality and errors

Required Skills:

Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery) 7 years

Hands-on experience with and end user applications 7 years

Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js) 7 years

Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web services and UI/UX design 7 years

Ruby on Rails, or Rails application development 7 years

Familiarity with application design, documentation and coding

Scrum Agile methodology 7 years

GitHub 7 years

Azure DevOps 7 years

Preferred Skills:

Experience with student information management systems and K-12 data and reporting is a plus

Proficient with Ruby on Rails, or Rails application development

DevOps principals, and cloud architecture is a plus