Lead Python Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Python Developer

Location: McLean, VA

Company: BLN24

About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us
BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.

Position Overview:
BLN24 is seeking a Lead Python Developer to support CFPB's RegTech BPA program by architecting and leading development of scalable, cloud-native, public-facing solutions. This role requires extensive experience designing API-driven, fault-tolerant, distributed systems in Python, hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and AWS-native serverless services, and demonstrated leadership of remote, cross-functional development teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as lead developer and technical authority for a cross-functional team of remote developers
• Architect API-driven, fault-tolerant, distributed, cloud-native solutions
• Develop, deploy, and troubleshoot Python-based containerized and serverless applications using Kubernetes and AWS-native services
• Design and implement performant REST APIs using modern Python frameworks
• Build Python-based libraries and services with high unit and integration test coverage
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for linting, testing, scanning, packaging, and deploying Python services
• Design PostgreSQL databases optimized for high-volume data ingestion and analytics, integrated with Python services
• Build Python-based ETL pipelines and provision AWS resources using Infrastructure as Code
• Integrate applications with web-based identity management and verification services
• Manage open-source codebases and public-facing releases using GitHub for source control and planning

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience architecting scalable solutions, including API-driven, fault-tolerant, distributed, cloud-native solutions
• Solid understanding of system design, with specific experience developing, deploying, and troubleshooting Python-based containerized and serverless applications in a highly elastic architecture using Kubernetes and AWS-native services
• Experience leading a cross-functional team of remote developers and serving as a lead developer
• Experience working on open-source projects and delivering public-facing solutions
• Experience working with GitHub for source code management and planning
• Experience developing Python-based libraries and services with high unit and integration test coverage
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for linting, testing, scanning, packaging, and deploying Python-based services
• Experience designing and implementing performant REST APIs using modern Python frameworks
• Experience integrating with web-based identity management and verification services
• Experience designing PostgreSQL databases geared toward high-volume data ingestion and analytics, integrated into Python services
• Experience developing and provisioning AWS resources with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience designing and implementing Python-based ETL pipelines

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• CI/CD pipeline experience with GitHub Actions
• REST API experience with FastAPI
• Identity management and verification experience with OIDC
• IaC experience with Python-based AWS CDK
• ETL pipeline experience with AWS event-driven services such as S3, EventBridge, and Lambda
• Prior engagement at CFPB or other federal financial regulators (e.g., FDIC, OCC, SEC, FRB, NCUA)
• Experience supporting a federal FISMA Moderate or comparable security-compliance environment

What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.

• You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.
• Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.

BLN24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe people are our strength and understand diverse talents are key to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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