Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

SteerBridge Strategies is supporting a national-level program for the Veterans Benefits Administration (“VBA”) to modernize its delivery of educational benefits to Veterans. The Digital GI Bill (DGIB) is a top priority for our strategic partner, Accenture Federal Services (AFS). As partners, SteerBridge and AFS have successfully completed the first phase of improvements and are looking for the most talented IT professionals to join this dynamic, multi-year opportunity.

The VBA is responsible for administering the department's programs that provide financial and other forms of assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. Claims are currently processed at Regional Processing Offices by Claims Examiners. The VBA envisions improved customer service and mission accomplishment by digitizing the process. This project will provide a user-friendly service for beneficiaries to apply, withdraw, amend, transfer or perform other actions with improved timeliness and accuracy of award decisions. Due to the technical deficit in the VBA’s application and IT infrastructure, implementing these changes will be challenging and under an aggressive timeline.

LOCATION

This is a remote position. Candidates non-local to the Washington D.C. area will be expected to travel to the AFS office in Chantilly, Virginia, 5-6 times a year (funded by the project).

Candidates local to St. Louis, MO, San Antonio, TX, or Charleston, SC area, will be expected to travel to the AFS site in these cities throughout the duration of the contract.

REQUIRED

• Must be a US Citizen, Dual Citizen, or Green Card Holder.
• MASTER’S Degree plus a minimum of TEN (10) years related work experience. TEN (10) years additional relevant experience may be substituted for education, for a total of TWENTY (20) years of relevant work experience.
• Must be able to pass a Public Trust background check.
• Must be willing to travel to the D.C. area 5-6 times a year (funded by the project).

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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We are looking for a strong Angular/Front end architect and technical SME to support web application development to meet business needs and the technical vision. The architect is expected to possess strong technical expertise as well as strong leadership and communication skills.

UI/UX Architect Responsibilities:

• Develops elegant and simple solutions by act involved in Proof of Concept of new features, detailed design with developers.
• Actively contributes to the development of solutions and ideas that add value.
• Effectively performs code walk-throughs.
• Adheres to big picture view of how various connected system designs should be consolidated or affected.
• Creates quality architecture and design documents to illustrate how the system works.
• Writes clear and detailed technical specifications for development of the application.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum ten (10) years of experience as a UI/UX architect.
• Experience with Angular and TypeScript.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

COMPENSATION

A salary commensurate with background and experience will be offered.

BENEFITS

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching
• Paid Time Off

SteerBridge Strategies is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. SteerBridge Strategies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• REQUIRED: Are you a US Citizen, Dual Citizen, or Green Card Holder?
• REQUIRED: Are you able to pass a Public Trust background check?
• REQUIRED: Are you willing to travel to the D.C. area 5-6 times a year (funded by the project)?

Work Location: Remote

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