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The team fosters a collaborative mentoring environment, allowing you to learn, mentor others, and contribute to shaping the future of our organization.Position Responsibilities:Lead the planning of software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and unit/integration/functional/system testing of customer desired features/user stories, ensuring successful achievement of acceptance criteria.Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and reviews translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.Reviews completion of software system-level analyses to identify risk, issues and opportunities; leads integration and deployment of mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle.Leads code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standard.Leads monitoring and reviewing test completion, verification processes and issue resolution for software systems.Leads review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by tracking and evaluation of internal team and supplier performance.Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):5+ years' experience in foundational Computer Science knowledge and object-oriented design and software patternsExperience in Java/C++/Python object-oriented programming on full stack software projects/programsExperience leading projects and/or individuals in software development lifecycle tasksThis position requires the ability to obtain and keep an Active Top-Secret U.S. Security Clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility and successful completion of CI Polygraph post start.Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer scienceExperience with one or more of the following: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JS frameworks (REACT, Open Layers, etc.), Spring Framework, Hibernate, RDBMS, noSQL, REST/Open APIExperience with Agile or SAFe practices, including daily standup, User Stories, Sprints, and Release PlanningFamiliarity with practices such as test-driven development (TDD), agile software development, DevSecOps, and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) managementExperience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI to automate build, test, and deployment processesDemonstrated experience with middleware technologies, particularly Java Message Service (JMS) and WebLogic, including the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of messaging solutionsExperience using dependency management and automation services (e.g. Ivy, Maven, Gradle, Git, Jenkins, etc.)Experience with RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) data systemsExperience in writing and executing test cases, including unit, integration, and system testing, to ensure software functionality and performance meet specificationsExperience with systems engineering or software development on space-based or ground-based systems","company":"Apex Systems","rawCompany":"apex systems","city":"Chantilly","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-25T01:53:06.368Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Software Developer Lead","description":"Senior Software Developer LeadApex Systems is looking for a Senior Software Developer Lead, to join a team focused on leading a small software development team located in Chantilly, VA or Seal Beach, CA. 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