Technical Lead

**U.S. Citizenship is mandatory for this position****Relocation assistance is available for qualified out-of-area candidates****Open to W2 Full-Time, C2C, or 1099 Contract**Position Summary:The Technical Lead provides day-to-day technical leadership for a Sprint Team, owning technical direction and code quality while mentoring developers and ensuring team solutions align with the program’s cloud-native, AI-augmented architecture standards.Key Responsibilities:Provide day-to-day technical leadership and design direction for the Sprint Team.Own code quality, code reviews, and engineering best practices.Translate architecture standards into team-level implementation decisions.Mentor developers and support their technical growth.Partner with the Scrum Master and Product Owner on delivery and sprint scope.Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tooling within the team.Resolve technical impediments and coordinate cross-team integration points.Minimum Experience:8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience in a technical leadership role.Strong hands-on development experience with modern cloud-native stacks.Experience with AWS services and CI/CD delivery.Experience mentoring developers.Strong communication skills.Mandatory Skills:Technical leadership.Modern cloud-native software development.AWS services.CI/CD delivery.Code quality and code review practices.Developer mentoring.Non-technical Requirements:Ability to prioritize and self-start.Strong communication and presentation skills.Adaptability and flexibility as priorities shift.Collaboration and receptiveness to feedback and client requirements.Must be a U.S. Citizen.Ability to pass a 7-year background check.Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.Enthusiasm for learning and continuous improvement.Nice-to-Have Skills:Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling.Federal IT delivery experience.AWS certification.Work Location: Reston, Virginia Relocation assistance is available for qualified out-of-area candidates as a hybrid arrangements may be necessary for this position.Employment Type: Flexible (Open to W2 Full-Time, C2C, or 1099 Contract)