Ruby on Rails Developer

Apex Systems is a world class technology services business that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients' digital visions. Apex has an opportunity for a Ruby on Rails Developer in the Temple Terrace, FL area. Here are the details: Position: Ruby on Rails Developer Location: Temple Terrace, FL Rate: Negotiable based on experience Duration: 12+ Months Required Skills: Minimum 4 years of college education with bachelor's degree (Computer Science or related field) Minimum 5 years of work experience in application development Minimum 5 years and proficient in Ruby on Rails and Mysql and, or MariaDB Minimum 5 years and proficient in JavaScript and JQuery Minimum 5 years and proficient in HTML and CSS Minimum 2 years of experience in Agile/DevOps environment Minimum 2 years of experience in Ruby Devise security GEM Minimum 2 years of experience in Ruby Papertrail GEM Minimum 2 years of experience in Ruby AXLSX GEM Minimum 2 years of experience in Ruby Best-in-Place GEM Minimum 2 years Linux server administration in OpenSuSE LEAP 42.x or higher Minimum 2 years cloud hosted server virtual machine administration Desired Skills: Expert in full systems development lifecycle process Proficient in Tableau or other reporting platform Web and App servers: Apache, Nginx, Puma, Phusion Passenger Development: IDE - Eclipse, Rubymine, Aptana. Linux or UNIX Shell scripts, cron jobs Version Control: Subversion, Git Utilities: GIMP, diff, hexdump Analysis & Design: Object Oriented UML using one of these: Rational Rose, TogetherSoft, Visual Paradigm, other Object-oriented programming Knowledge and Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Structured, logical thinker, dependable and flexible Ability to work independently and with multiple groups and organizations Excellent organizational skills Demonstrated experience with verbal & written communications Familiarity with Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) and network elements Experience in Service Management related to Network, Managed Services, CPE, Security, Applications, Hosted / DCS Services, IT Services, Unified Communications Job Duties: Perform systems development activities in support of Networking, Advanced Communications and Outsourced Solutions (NAC) and Global Project Management (GPM) reporting, and custom Global Integrated Deal (GID) software and application development. Responsible for custom tool and interface development. Support NAC and GPM metrics, user interfaces, and database management of staffing, certifications and customer satisfaction information for the organization. Create or customize reports, create user interfaces to databases, responsible for requirements support, data analysis and custom GPM software and application development. Functions supported include Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), inventory management, Customer Service Record (CSR) conversion support, change management, reporting, billing and document management, and required tool development and maintenance, interfaces to multiple operations systems, and feeds of ESP data for GPM customers via custom Project Management Information Systems. Assist with defining GPM and customer requirements, and translating the requirements into tools to automate repeatable tasks and deliverables, improve data integrity, and save resource costs. Responsible for Linux server administration in OpenSuSE LEAP. Responsible for cloud hosted server virtual machine administration. Ensure all tools developed can produce the applicable management reports. Create, maintain, and enhance Global Project Management reporting, metrics and relevant databases using a variety of software tools. Create, maintain, and enhance web-based tools for custom GID deals. Organize and attend relevant GPM automation meetings. Create and maintain requirements documentation. Execute agreed tool designs. Test to ensure design meets requirements and train users on the new GID tools and features. Provide support for development of fixes and/or enhancements. Create management reports for GID tools/databases. Use the following tools and technologies: Ruby on Rails, and MariaDB; JavaScript and JQuery; HTML 4.x or higher and CSS; Ruby Devise security GEM, Ruby Papertrail GEM, Ruby AXLSX GEM, and Ruby Best-in-Place GEM. Work in an Agile and DevOps environment. May work from home. Additional Requirements: Data and Structures Relational database normalization Object to Relational Mapping, Class Table, Concrete Table and Single Table Inheritance Datatypes, typecasting Custom load, extract Translations, encoding, format conversions Database systems and clients MariaDB Oracle SQL Server FTTDS Object Oriented Software Engineering Class inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation Ruby 2.x Ruby on Rails 5.x and up Gems/Github, Google services, etc. Web Technologies/languages/markup HTML XML Restful services Web Services, APIs CSS Javascript, JQuery, Node.js Nginx/Phusion Passenger AJAX Server Systems Linux, OpenSuse (Leap 15), Redhat Iptables, firewalld virtual machine server deployments, remote console, etc XEN, KVM, VMWare deployments, os installation, security practices Networking SSH, tunneling HTTPS misc tcp and upd services Mail servers Postfix, Amivirus, etc. Misc shell shell scripting, cron, netcat, netstat, vi, rsync, xfs, extfs, btrfs, top, htop, df, du, sudo compilers package managers - zypper Development approaches Agile/RAD Experience in all positions of SDLC Telelcomm networking components, composition, statistics, interfaces provisioning concepts service composition business WAN/LAN and other services Additional Benefits: For this opportunity, you will also be eligible for benefits through Apex for the contract period, 401K, medical/health benefits options, a W2 hourly rate, weekly pay, and direct deposit!