Lead Developer

Job Description: Our MPJV CVTEK is seeking a Lead Developer to direct the DevSecOps lifecycle and Agile sprint execution for a highly visible government business system. This is a hands-on leadership role that involves maintaining troubleshooting and modernizing legacy codebases while refactoring applications to facilitate data integration with new enterprise platforms. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead an Agile/Scrum development team utilizing required technology stacks including ColdFusion HTML JavaScript CSS and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Perform conceptual design detailed design code and unit testing of critical IT programs writing optimized SQL statements to ensure relational database efficiency.
• Implement Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies maintaining traceability from user stories to automated unit integration functional and security testing phases.
• Drive the 10-phase DevSecOps lifecycle (Plan Develop Build Test Release Deliver Deploy Operate Monitor Feedback) to push high-quality product releases.
• Manage source code integrity and prepare formal CCB release packages including rollback plans and Fortify security scans.
• Ensure application integration with agency SSO/PKI authentication mechanisms remediating critical and high-security findings prior to code submission.
• Provide Tier III Help Desk support diagnosing and resolving escalated software application failures within strict response SLAs and creating incident resolution scripts.
• Refactor applications to facilitate data integration and module decommissioning.
• Contribute to overarching project management and sustainment tasks including providing Agile development metrics for Monthly Status Reports generating technical content for end-user training and updating the System Administration Guide (SAG).

Job Requirements

• Location: Primary performance at the Contractor Site with requirements to support classified/unclassified work at Government locations (Ft. Meade MD).
• Security Clearance: Must possess an active Secret security clearance (with IT-I eligibility) and the ability to successfully pass enterprise-level background suitability screening. U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Experience: Demonstrated professional experience in a relevant IT engineering mission area.
• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Software Engineering or a related technical discipline (equivalent professional experience may be considered)
• Certifications: DoD 8570.01-M / 8140.01 compliant IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g. CompTIA Security CE CCNA Security or equivalent) as required by the agency.