Technical Lead III

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Job Summary 
 

ICF is hiring an experienced Technical Lead to steer our projects' technical direction. You will guide engineers in designing, developing, and implementing top-notch software solutions, make architectural decisions, mentor the team, and ensure best practices. Collaborating with product managers and stakeholders, you'll translate requirements into actionable plans, troubleshoot complex issues, drive improvement initiatives, and nurture innovation. Clear communication with both technical and non-technical audiences is key to aligning project goals with business objectives and ensuring successful delivery. 
 

Location  
 

Remote, candidate must reside in the U.S. and work must be performed in the U.S. 
 

Key Responsibilities 

• Responsible for communicating technical options, and associated tradeoffs and risks, with the OIT-PM, product management team and Leadership. 

• Actively seeks knowledge and understanding of industry trends, innovative technologies, software development methods and tools to continuously improve and evolve the product architecture, user experience, and Agile development and DevSecOps practices. 

• Foster the use of Agile practices within teams to enable delivery of deployable software within specified times. 

• Actively participate in design sessions, sprint ceremonies and cross functional and integration team meetings. 

• Provide guidance and oversight of testing practices and code reviews and ensure the security and integrity of the code base and product. 

• Collaborate with team members and integration partners to develop new features and to troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues in all environments. 

• Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies.   

• Lead and mentor a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems through hands-on application of software development experience. 

• Provide continuous improvement by re-engineering of processes to ensure quality and efficiency.   

• Ability to work independently and in team environments to develop efficient, robust, and scalable software in a timely manner.   

• Ability to create processes and procedures to better streamline development teams.   

• Assist in quality control by conducting frequent code reviews, paired programming, and other collaborative sessions.  

• Coach team members by providing both in-line and post-effort feedback.   

• Act as the main technical point of contact for clients. 
   

Required Qualifications: 

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance, US Citizenship required.  

• Must reside in the United States and work must be performed in the United States. 

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 10+ years in a technical leadership role. 

• 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing software architectures for complex systems. 

• 10+ years of experience in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, ReactJS, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, or related languages.  
   

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience working on federal contracts in a variety of engagement models and team sizes, including custom open-source development, low-code/no-code solutions, data projects, and management consulting related roles. 

• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and DevOps practices.  

• Knowledge of database management systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL) and data modeling.  

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure). 

• Proficient with product management and collaboration tools such as JIRA or Confluence. 

• Experience in federal contracting preferred. 
   

Professional Skills 

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a team of developers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality standards.