Who we are looking for:

VML is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Software Engineer to join our team. As a Lead Software Engineer, you are responsible for building and guiding the development of complex, large-scale applications. Our enterprise applications must adhere to rigorous architecture principles, high security specifications and compliance standards that exceed or meet federal government mandates. This role requires a deep understanding of software development best practices and patterns and the ability to lead a team in implementing these principles. Knowledge of, and experience in, Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprises (SAFe) is highly desirable.

What you'll do:

• Create | Utilize development patterns to create scalable, maintainable, and efficient applications.Manage project timelines and deliverables, ensuring all projects meet quality standards and are delivered on time.Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaborate| Lead a team of software engineers in designing, developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software solutions.Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical specifications.Mentor other software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Compliance| Implement and enforce best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and documentation. Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in software engineering and introduce them to the team when appropriate.

Who you are:

• A builder| Entrepreneurial attitude coupled with a strong technical skills. Ability and appetite to bring people together. Innate ability to marshal people and create gravity around ideas.
• Open and collaborative| Our team is close-knit and supportive, and we're working with a lot of unknowns - you must champion team environments that are comfortable and encouraging. You have an aptitude to learn new technologies and testing approaches.
• Optimistic and resilient| Digs in and figure out how to work around problems. Yes and why not posture. Takes care of self and team. Balances the need to maintain stamina and positivity.
• Ego-less| We all wear the hats that need wearing- it's a mentality that makes the team successful.

What you'll need:

• 10 years of experience in software quality and engineering, primarily working with existing codebases for a large application and able to use debugging tools. Agency or government environment preferred.
• Mastery of Backend technologies (Node.js, Java, C#, SQL, REST)
• Mastery of Frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/JS and ReactJS/Vue.js)
• Experience in Engineering Technologies (Cloud Development: Azure, AWS)
• Authentication Experience (OAUTH, LDAP, OpenID)
• Experience in Testing Automation, data mapping, and data management processes
• Experience creating and deploying API driven applications and backend services
• Experience developing headless backend functionality by creating and maintaining unit test suites
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented work ethic with a willingness to challenge assumptions and chartering forward directions
• Good communication skills and an eagerness to work tightly with an experienced and diverse set of team members
• Experience in low code platform is preferred
• Familiarity with NIST RMF 800-53 & NIST RMF 800-171 and /or FedRAMP & DoD impact levels is desired
• DoD clearance and/or Common Access Card is desired