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Senior Software Developer Lead

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Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/3/2026
Location: Chantilly, VA

Salary: Depends on Experience

Description: Onsite Location: Chantilly, VA or Seal Beach, CA

"This position requires an Active Top-Secret U.S. Security Clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility and successful completion of CI Polygraph post start."

Position Responsibilities:

  • Lead the planning of software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and unit/integration/functional/system testing of customer desired features/user stories, ensuring successful achievement of acceptance criteria.
  • Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and reviews translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
  • Reviews completion of software system-level analyses to identify risk, issues and opportunities; leads integration and deployment of mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle.
  • Leads code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standard.
  • Leads monitoring and reviewing test completion, verification processes and issue resolution for software systems.
  • Leads review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by tracking and evaluation of internal team and supplier performance.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

  • 5 years' experience in foundational Computer Science knowledge and object-oriented design and software patterns
  • Experience in Java/C /Python object-oriented programming on full stack software projects/programs
  • Experience leading projects and/or individuals in software development lifecycle tasks
  • This position requires an Active Top-Secret U.S. Security Clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility and successful completion of CI Polygraph post start.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
  • Experience with one or more of the following: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JS frameworks (REACT, Open Layers, etc.), Spring Framework, Hibernate, RDBMS, noSQL, REST/Open API
  • Experience with Agile or SAFe practices, including daily standup, User Stories, Sprints, and Release Planning
  • Familiarity with practices such as test-driven development (TDD), agile software development, DevSecOps, and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) management
  • Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI to automate build, test, and deployment processes
  • Demonstrated experience with middleware technologies, particularly Java Message Service (JMS) and WebLogic, including the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of messaging solutions
  • Experience using dependency management and automation services (e.g. Ivy, Maven, Gradle, Git, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Experience with RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) data systems
  • Experience in writing and executing test cases, including unit, integration, and system testing, to ensure software functionality and performance meet specifications
  • Experience with systems engineering or software development on space-based or ground-based systems

Education / Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD 4 years' related work experience, Master 7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

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