Technical Lead

Job Description

**U.S. Citizenship is mandatory for this position**

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**Relocation assistance is available for qualified out-of-area candidates**

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**Open to W2 Full-Time, C2C, or 1099 Contract**

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Position Summary:

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The Technical Lead provides day-to-day technical leadership for a Sprint Team, owning technical direction and code quality while mentoring developers and ensuring team solutions align with the program’s cloud-native, AI-augmented architecture standards.

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Key Responsibilities:

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• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and design direction for the Sprint Team.
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• Own code quality, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
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• Translate architecture standards into team-level implementation decisions.
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• Mentor developers and support their technical growth.
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• Partner with the Scrum Master and Product Owner on delivery and sprint scope.
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• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tooling within the team.
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• Resolve technical impediments and coordinate cross-team integration points.
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Minimum Experience:

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• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience in a technical leadership role.
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• Strong hands-on development experience with modern cloud-native stacks.
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• Experience with AWS services and CI/CD delivery.
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• Experience mentoring developers.
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• Strong communication skills.
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Mandatory Skills:

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• Technical leadership.
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• Modern cloud-native software development.
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• AWS services.
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• CI/CD delivery.
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• Code quality and code review practices.
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• Developer mentoring.
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Non-technical Requirements:

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• Ability to prioritize and self-start.
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• Strong communication and presentation skills.
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• Adaptability and flexibility as priorities shift.
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• Collaboration and receptiveness to feedback and client requirements.
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• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
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• Ability to pass a 7-year background check.
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• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.
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• Enthusiasm for learning and continuous improvement.
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Nice-to-Have Skills:

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• Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling.
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• Federal IT delivery experience.
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• AWS certification.
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Work Location:

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• Reston, Virginia
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• Relocation assistance is available for qualified out-of-area candidates as a hybrid arrangements may be necessary for this position.
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Employment Type:

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• Flexible (Open to W2 Full-Time, C2C, or 1099 Contract)
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