What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Software Development Engineer position at SAIC?
Job ID T2601836
Location Alexandria, VA, US
Date Posted 2026-03-05
Category Software
Subcategory SW Engineer
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel No
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lead Software Development Engineer to oversee the development team, manage technical initiatives, and lead the integration of advanced technologies into DRRS USMC.
This position will sit in Alexandria, Virginia.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in engineering leadership with a heavy emphasis on performance management, systems development, emerging technology adoption, and ensuring alignment with project goals and customer requirements. This position serves as a key liaison between the engineering team, program management, and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery of innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Management
Required Education
Location Alexandria, VA, US
Date Posted 2026-03-05
Category Software
Subcategory SW Engineer
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel No
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lead Software Development Engineer to oversee the development team, manage technical initiatives, and lead the integration of advanced technologies into DRRS USMC.
This position will sit in Alexandria, Virginia.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in engineering leadership with a heavy emphasis on performance management, systems development, emerging technology adoption, and ensuring alignment with project goals and customer requirements. This position serves as a key liaison between the engineering team, program management, and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery of innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Management
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary development team, driving performance, collaboration, and innovation.
- Oversee task management and ensure adherence to project schedules, budgets, and objectives.
- Collaborate closely with program leadership to align application enhancements with program requirements.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable Java code for applications, frameworks, or systems, contributing as an active development team member.
- Code Reviews Provide constructive feedback on Java code written by other team members to maintain high coding standards and ensure best practices.
- Debugging and Maintenance Identify and resolve bugs, performance issues, and technical debt in existing Java codebases.
- Technical Proof of Concepts (POCs) Develop prototypes for new features, architectures, or technologies using Java to demonstrate feasibility.
- Standards Implementation Establish and enforce strong Java development standards, including design patterns, modular architecture, and reusable libraries.
- Identify, evaluate, and pilot new technologies, ensuring successful integration into existing program frameworks.
- Define and implement strategies for technology refresh cycles, sustaining program relevance with emerging market and mission needs.
- Collaborate with technology providers and research teams to assess applicability to program needs.
Required Education
- Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience.
- Track record of leading development teams and managing complex technical projects.
- Proficiency in writing scripts for automation (e.g., Bash, PowerShell) and familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform).
- Practical experience with legacy Java, JSP, native JavaScript, HTML, CSS and MSSQL along with client-side JavaScript libraries (e.g., JQuery, AngularJS, Bootstrap).
- Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
- Proven experience with secure coding practices, object-oriented design, and building, testing, and deploying applications.
- Candidate must have an active Secret clearance.