Software Engineering Lead
Overview:
In this role you will lead design, development, modernization, and sustainment of enterprise software for NIH/NCI. You'll guide cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, cloud-native applications that support biomedical research and enterprise operations. You'll champion modern software engineering practices, Agile methods, and DevSecOps to ensure high-quality software aligned with NIH/NCI standards. This position offers impact across scientific research, clinical operations, and business systems with a strong focus on security and modernization.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end SDLC activities for enterprise applications using Agile (Scrum, Kanban)
- Establish and enforce software engineering best practices and DevSecOps processes to enable CI/CDDevelop and maintain applications using Java, Python, Ruby and databases (Oracle, NoSQL, MongoDB)
- Lead cloud modernization and migration within NIH/NCI-managed AWS environments
- Design hosting environments across on-premises and cloud infrastructures for high availability
- Oversee database design, security, and data integrity for enterprise platforms
- Collaborate with analysts, QA, engineers, and stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver demos/trainings
- Support IV&V, automated testing, code reviews, and release management
- Ensure compliance with NIH/NCI/HHS/FISMA/FedRAMP/Section 508 and secure authentication technologies
- Provide technical leadership for Oracle Clinical environments (OC, C3D, Oracle WebLogic) including installs and maintenance
- Produce technical documentation and architecture artifacts to support continuous improvement and adoption of new tech
Key requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (Master's preferred)10+ years of software engineering, including 5+ years leading enterprise teams on large Federal IT programs
- Experience with NIH/HHS or Federal civilian agencies
- Strong knowledge of Agile, DevSecOps, and secure SDLCHands-on experience with Java, Python, Ruby, Oracle, RESTful APIsExperience with CI/CD, IaC, automated testing, and configuration management
- Cloud-native development on AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront, DynamoDB, Aurora, Neptune, Redshift, QLDB)
- Containerization, cloud migration, hosting, and modernization
- Relational and NoSQL database design (Oracle, MongoDB)
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture (BPMN, ArchiMate)
- Federal cybersecurity/compliance (FISMA, FedRAMP, Section 508, secure auth like SAML)
- Excellent communication and ability to present to technical and executive audiences
- Ability to obtain/maintain Public Trust / ADPII clearance
- Customer focus
- Analytical and problem-solving
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams
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