About Nava
Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, faulttolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problemsolving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services.People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through humancentered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.

Position Summary
As the Tech Lead for our modernization effort, you will define the technical strategy and lead the engineering team in transforming a missioncritical legacy system into a modern, scalable solution. You will coordinate across delivery teams, guide architecture and implementation, and ensure that the new system meets business needs, technical standards, and longterm maintainability goals.

What youll do
Define the technical vision and modernization strategy in collaboration with clients and the delivery team
Ensure that the modernized system maintains parity with essential legacy functions while introducing improvements
Make key architectural decisions that balance longterm program goals with shortterm delivery needs
Prioritize technical tasks and manage tradeoffs to align with client goals
Coordinate with clients and stakeholders to capture critical business rules and constraints
Serve as a technical counterpart to client engineering and IT teams, supporting alignment and trustbuilding
Facilitate crossfunctional and crossdeliveryteam coordination to unlock dependencies and ensure steady progress across the modernization effort

Required skills
Proven experience leading endtoend modernization efforts, including transitioning from legacy systems (e.g., mainframes, monoliths) to modern architectures (e.g., microservices, cloudnative)
Strong architectural skills with the ability to design scalable, maintainable and secure systems
Ability to guide technical direction while balancing shortterm and longterm needs
Advanced proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js , or equivalent)
Experience with legacy system integration, interface development, and data migration strategies
Familiarity with APIs, messaging systems, and eventdriven architecture
Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CICD pipelines, infrastructureascode, and automated testing
Able to travel up to 25% of the time to Trenton, NJ
Other requirements
All roles at Nava require the following:Legal authorization to work in the United States
Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract

Perks working with Nava
Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs
Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
Time off — vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge
Company holidays — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO
Annual bonus — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performancebased annual bonus
Parental leave — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
Wellness program — full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools
Virtual care — see doctors online with no copay through UnitedHealthcare’s virtual visit program
Sabbatical leave — earn extended paid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan
Flexible work — remotefirst environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
Home office setup — company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
Utility support — monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs
Referral bonus — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team
Commuter benefits — pretax commuter programs to support inoffice travel when applicable
Supportive culture — A collaborative and remotefriendly team environment where people genuinely care

Location
We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states:

Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

*If you are not living in one of the states listed above, unfortunately, you will not be considered for a position at this time.

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Please contact the recruiting team at recruiting@navapbc.com if you would like to request reasonable accommodation during the application or interviewing process.

We participate in EVerify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States.

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