Lead ColdFusion Developer - Downtown DC!

ettain group is currently reviewing resume of highly motivated, qualified ColdFusion developers on behalf of our Washington, DC based client, a private software development company that creates all web applications for the FAA. Located conveniently at L'Enfant plaza (just blocks from the Metro), our client provides developers with an environment in which they can utilize all of their skills, creativity, and analytical prowess. 

 

ettain group has placed several developers with this client, all of whom have commended the trust level of management (i.e. no micromanagement), the skill of other developers ("top notch people here," said one developer), and stability. While this is a 6-month contract-to-hire position, our client has every intention of offering full-time positions to developer, and have done so in the past. Our client is hiring immediately, so don't wait!!!!

 

Client Description:

ColdFusion Developer

This is a terrific opportunity for someone with energy and experience who wants to perform valuable work.  The position will serve as a lead developer for an office in a large federal agency office whose existing web code and applications needs lots of clean-up and migration into best-practice environments, plus there are prospects for developing future dynamic applications.

Skills
Solidly skilled in ColdFusion MX.
Database skills ? knowledge of MS Access, very strong Oracle and SQL skills.
Code produced should be very clean, follow best standards and practices, and be well-documented.  Strong adherence to standards in application development and code development is a must.
Competent implementation of MVC, naming conventions, speed optimization, and security measures.  
Knowledge and competence in achieving 100% compliance in such other standards as 508 and W3C HTML 4.01 Transitional validation.
Know how to write solid cfscript.  
Knowledge of XML, J2EE, .NET, and other technologies is not required, although having such technological variety often indicates good analytical skills and the ability to find technical solutions from a variety of different perspectives.
Able to work quickly, efficiently, autonomously, be able to take initiative, and be a team player.
Experienced in requirements analysis ? able to determine requirements independently as well as through discussions with client business owners.
Strong interpersonal competency, able to deal with people with strong or no technical skill, as well as with business and content owners at the management and non-management level.


Code Samples
Candidates should provide code samples.  The code should be clean as-is, not doctored after the fact.  A few pointed examples are fine, as long as they are complete enough for us to trace through their execution.  Examples should include:
SQL code, hopefully something beyond very simple SELECT/UPDATE/INSERT operations.  It can be within a cfquery tag as part of an application, or it can be a backend script or stored procedure.  Best practices must be used.
Some cfscript code used appropriately, such as in a single, concise user defined function. Alternatively, if the candidate has no cfscript, please show a cffunction or cfcomponent written instead. The function should typically be relatively small and simple, but well written and meaningful (i.e. not doing something ColdFusion already does anyway).
Some server side validation (NOT cfform), form processing, or some kind of user interactive elements.