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Engineering Lead

Entarian
Washington, DC Other
POSTED ON 7/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/16/2027

Overview/ Job Responsibilities

Entarian seeking an experienced Senior Full‑Stack Development Lead to guide Agile software development teams in delivering secure, scalable, and high‑performing enterprise applications. This role requires deep technical expertise across modern development frameworks, cloud platforms, and DevSecOps practices—alongside exceptional leadership, communication, and problem‑solving abilities. The ideal candidate has experience supporting large‑scale enterprise or government environments and thrives in a fast‑paced, mission‑driven setting.

 

The ideal candidate will have strong familiarity or hands‑on experience with a wide range of technologies, including Java, Spring Boot, AngularJS/Angular, Amazon EKS, AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL, Kafka, .NET/Visual Basic/C#, Windows Server, IIS, Tableau, Oracle databases, and Microsoft SQL Server.

 

The position serves as the primary lead coordinating engineering activities, operational priorities, customer engagement, project execution, and cross-team collaboration. The role requires strong expertise in operational leadership within a fast-paced enterprise environment.

 

  • Proven ability to lead technical teams through all phases of the SDLC—design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
  • Demonstrated experience guiding architecture decisions, code quality standards, and best practices for multi‑platform systems.
  • Strong mentoring capabilities, with the ability to coach junior and mid‑level engineers across multiple technology stacks.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
  • Experience coordinating cross‑functional deliverables, managing technical risks, and ensuring alignment with enterprise architectural patterns.
  • Ensure operational activities align with change management, security, and governance processes.
  • Coordinate with federal leadership, stakeholders, vendors, and partner teams to support mission and operational objectives.
  • Coordinate with cybersecurity, networking, cloud, identity management, and infrastructure teams to support integrated enterprise services.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience leading Agile software development teams, providing technical leadership and hands‑on guidance.
  • Proven experience in full‑stack web application development.
  • Strong development expertise with technologies such as Java Spring Boot, AngularJS/Angular, .NET, C#, and Visual Basic.
  • Experience building and deploying applications in containerized environments using Docker and Docker Compose.
  • Frontend UI development experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as AngularJS, React, jQuery, and Vue.
  • Experience designing and implementing data access layers and database schemas using JPA or similar ORM frameworks.
  • Proficiency in writing automated tests, including unit, integration, functional, accessibility (508), performance, and end‑to‑end tests.
  • Hands-on experience working with CI/CD pipelines and tooling for automated build, test, security scanning, and deployment.
  • Experience working in AWS Cloud environments, including services such as Amazon EKS (Kubernetes), Kafka (managed or self-hosted), and cloud‑native architectures.
  • Strong database experience with platforms including PostgreSQL, Oracle, and familiarity with data visualization and reporting using Tableau.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical thinking, creative problem‑solving ability, and commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Experience supporting large-scale enterprise or government IT environments.
  • Background in identity and access management, including SSO, certificate‑based authentication, and endpoint security solutions.
  • Experience coordinating operational support activities, including change management, incident response, and production troubleshooting.
  • Strong troubleshooting abilities, along with excellent organizational, communication, and documentation skills.

Desired Qualifications

  • Advanced proficiency in Java (Java 17, Java 11, Java 1.8/1.8.0.2) with hands‑on experience leading development of enterprise-scale applications.
  • Strong front‑end engineering capabilities using Angular (including AngularJS 13, 13.3.9, and 8.2).
  • Deep experience deploying and orchestrating containerized applications using Amazon EKS and Docker.
  • Solid background with relational databases including PostgreSQL (11.5), PostgreSQL 10, Oracle (12.1, 19c, 19.0), and Microsoft SQL Server 15.0.
  • Expertise building and maintaining .NET applications using .NET/C#, .NET/C# 4.6, .NET/Visual Basic 6, and .NET/Visual Basic 4.8.
  • Familiarity with enterprise messaging and event-driven architectures leveraging Kafka.
  • Strong knowledge of Windows Server (including Windows Server 2019) and general Windows administration practices.
  • Experience configuring and managing IIS 10.0 and IIS 6.0 web hosting environments.
  • Experience working within AWS cloud environments, including AWS EC2 2016.
  • Ability to interpret and build dashboards or analytics using Tableau.

About Us

Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, Entarian is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993, Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions, Entarian delivers secure, mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We don't just support modernization; we define it.

 

Join the Mission and Start your Career Journey: Apply Directly via our Careers Portal  Connect, Referrals & Inquiries? Email the team: kaleigh.tiano@entarian.com

 

Entarian is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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