Technical Lead

Our partners are seeking a Technical Lead to lead the sustainment and modernization of a mission-critical, web-enabled decision support application operating within classified DoD environments. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who can balance hands-on technical expertise with team leadership, guiding cybersecurity, cloud adoption, software development, DevSecOps, testing, and deployment activities.

Location: Government Site / Hybrid (as authorized)

Clearance: Active TS/SCI required or TS/SCI eligible with a current investigation completed within the last 6 years; Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph

Education: B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field

The Technical Lead will oversee a multidisciplinary team supporting a Java-based application ecosystem deployed across cloud, virtualized, containerized, and tactical environments. The successful candidate will work closely with program stakeholders, engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and government leadership to ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and mission-ready capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical planning, execution, and delivery of sustainment, development, cybersecurity, testing, and deployment efforts.
• Provide architectural guidance and technical direction for software, systems, cloud, and DevSecOps initiatives.
• Oversee Agile workstreams, engineering sprints, and technical teams to ensure timely execution of program objectives.
• Support requirements analysis, technical solution design, risk management, and engineering reviews.
• Coordinate system modernization, cloud migration, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity, RMF, and configuration management requirements.
• Guide software releases, production deployments, operational testing, and fielding activities.
• Support stakeholder engagement, technical briefings, documentation reviews, and customer-facing discussions.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, technical solution design, or technical team leadership.
• Experience leading technical workstreams, engineering teams, or Agile development efforts.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), systems engineering processes, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with cloud and container technologies, software deployments, and enterprise application architectures.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desired Technical Experience:

• Java application development and enterprise software systems
• Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, and containerized deployments
• AWS cloud environments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and Keycloak
• CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps methodologies
• RMF, STIGs, cybersecurity compliance, and secure software development
• DoD, Navy, NAVWAR, NIWC, C5ISR, or classified environment experience
• JWICS or other high-side operational environments