Software Technical Lead

SAIC is seeking a Software Technical Lead to join our team in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). 

Job Description:

• Lead and manage the Development team, setting objectives, reviewing performances, and facilitating growth and training.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Development, QA, Operations) to ensure seamless integration and delivery of software.

• Maintain a release management calendar for core services, ensuring alignment across key partners and vendors.

• Anticipate challenges and mitigate risks related to deployment and operational issues.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership to the Development team, including guidance in system troubleshooting and support.

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and customer-centricity within the Development team.

• The successful candidate will be an experienced developer who is able to serve our customer in understanding the software and how to enhance it.  

• Candidate is expected to have a complete understanding of software engineering principles, theories, and concepts. 

• Candidate is required to understand standard java servlet web application architecture.

• Candidate must be able to provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex problems in the application where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

• Requires the ability to quickly understand legacy code, tools and technologies.

• Candidate should have experience in the application release lifecycle.

Qualifications

Required Education: 

• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of leadership experience managing and scaling Development teams.

• Excellent project management skills, including agile methodologies and sprint planning.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven track record of building strong, collaborative team environments.

• Experience writing code using secure coding practices

• Fluent in legacy Java, JSP, native JavaScript, and scripted code for development of web applications

• Experience with source control in code repositories, such as GIT

• Demonstrated experience with complex SQL queries

• Working with application servers such as WebLogic, Wildfly, Tomcat, etc.

• Strong understanding of Object Oriented Design

• Strong analytic and problem solving abilities and a strong work ethic with the ability to thrive in a team/collaborative environment

• Experience with architecting and building applications

• Working knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle 

Required Clearance:

• Active Secret Security Clearance.

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.