Hybrid Software Engineering Lead

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• Job title: Software Engineering Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $160,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Reston, United States

About the role

• Software Engineering Lead providing technical leadership for FEMA's Agile application development and secure cloud migration. Establishing standards, managing teams, and driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide program leadership for FEMA.
• Plan and direct Agile application development and migration of on-premises application environment to a secure cloud.
• Establish engineering standards and enforce DevSecOps practices.
• Manage risks and dependencies to protect schedule, scope, and quality commitments.
• Collaborate with product and program management to prioritize scope and manage trade-offs.
• Design and enforce a Zero Trust–aligned delivery posture across application, data, network, and cloud services.
• Implement and mature reliability and observability practices.
• Provide transparent, metric-driven reporting to the PMO and customer leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, tooling, and automation.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be willing to work on a HYRBID Schedule (2-3 Days) in Reston, VA & client locations in the Northern Virginia/DC/MD area as required.
• Ability to pass a 7-year background check and obtain/maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.
• Must have professional experience supporting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs/contracts within the last 2 years.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Must be able to prioritize and self-start.
• Must be adaptable/flexible as priorities shift.
• Must be enthusiastic and have passion for learning and constant improvement.
• Must be open to collaboration, feedback and client asks.
• Must enjoy working with a vibrant team of outgoing personalities.
• Bachelor's Degree (in a technical discipline i.e. Computer Science)
• Must have 8+ years of experience leading software engineering teams delivering enterprise systems in the federal sector.
• Must have 5+ years of experience leading Agile delivery at scale.
• Must possess proven leadership experience of on-premises-to-cloud application migration in FedRAMP environments (AWS and/or Azure), including cutover planning and execution under tight schedules.
• Must have hands-on experience in implementation and operation of DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines with automated quality and security controls (e.g., code-scanning, runtime application security testing, IaC policy enforcement, compliance checks).
• Must have experience coordinating delivery across multiple vendors and government stakeholders; strong written and oral communication skills, including executive-level briefings.