Senior Technical Lead

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TECHEAD is seeking qualified applicants for the following Direct Hire position – Senior Technical Lead / Leesburg VA – (JOB-22547). If you are looking for a new opportunity and this position looks to be a fit, please apply to see the TECHEAD difference that has made us successful for 30+ years!

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Job Description:
Direct Hire
Remote (EST)
Salary $130,000 – $160,000

As the Technical Lead, you will take ownership of designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable applications across a portfolio of five mission-critical systems. You will serve as the primary technical expert, guiding the engineering team and collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure that solutions are user-friendly, secure, and aligned with organizational objectives. Your responsibilities will span the full software development lifecycle, from initial architecture and feature conception to deployment and ongoing support. Your ability to mentor team members, document solutions, and drive architecture decisions will be key to your success in this dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:
• Serve as the Technical Expert and primary technical lead for a portfolio of five applications, supporting a team of four staff.
• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end features for full stack web-based applications from conception to deployment.
• Lead the development of scalable web applications using Java (Spring Boot) for backend services, React/TypeScript with Vite for frontend services, PostgreSQL for database services.
• Support multiple mission-critical systems across various business domains, ensuring system performance, usability, and alignment with agency goals.
• Work closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts, performance tuning, and problem resolution for complex technical issues.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, ensuring applications are secure, scalable, and user-friendly.
• Implement and advocate for DevOps practices, including CI/CD automation using Git, Gitlab, and related tools.
• Ensure adherence to security best practices, including RESTful Web Services, SSO, and secure application design.
• Collaborate in Agile environments, participating in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Implement and scale modern development practices (e.g., AI code assist), optimizing team performance and operations.

Here’s what you need:
• Exceptional analytical, technical, communication, documentation, and mentoring skills
• Ability to work across multiple projects and interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, Git, Gitlab, and CI/CD tools and automation
• Experience working with Agile environments
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable, user-friendly, and secure applications
• Experience with RESTful Web Services, SSO, and security best practices
• 8 years overall software engineering experience with at least 5 years in the following:
+ Minimum 5 years of experience required in AWS services
+ Minimum 5 years of strong development experience required in the following technologies/areas: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, REST APIs, HTML, and CSS

TECHEAD’s mission is to make our on-site associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won’t strive for anything less.

TECHEAD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

For more information on TECHEAD please visit www.techead.com.

No second parties will be accepted.

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