Technical Team Lead

Description:

We’re seeking a Technical Team Lead with deep expertise in Java-based applications to join our team in supporting a fast-paced government client. This role centers on delivering critical functionality through modern, web-based solutions. We’re looking for someone with a strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, a passion for learning, and a focus on customer success. The right candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, values mentorship, and is eager to explore new technologies and business domains.

What You’ll Do:

As a Technical Team Lead, you’ll guide and support a cross-functional team of up to 15 developers and testers, helping to ensure high-quality outcomes through strong collaboration and continuous learning. You’ll act as a technical point of contact, work closely with stakeholders, and help remove obstacles to progress. You’ll also:

• Provide hands-on technical direction and contribute to architectural discussions
• Partner with the government technical lead to align goals and expectations
• Encourage team growth by mentoring, coaching, and facilitating skill development
• Promote process improvements and help tackle complex technical challenges
• Foster a unified, purpose-driven team approach to problem-solving and delivery

Requirements:

You must live within the DC, MD, VA area.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidate must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years experience or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years' hands-on experience building applications with Java and related frameworks
• At least 3 years of experience providing technical leadership or mentoring within a development team
• 1+ year of front-end development experience using JavaScript or frameworks such as Angular
• 3 or more years working on Agile teams using tools like Jira to manage user stories and team workflows
• Experience working in an automated build and deployment environment with tools like Git, Jenkins, Kubernetes, or SonarQube
• Proficient with Spring and Spring Boot for enterprise application development
• Familiarity with ORM frameworks such as Hibernate or MyBatis
• Skilled in writing unit tests to support automated test coverage
• Experience developing applications that interface with relational database systems such as Postgres, DB2 or Oracle
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Proven ability to turn business needs and functional requirements into reliable, maintainable code
• Strong collaboration skills, with a focus on meeting or surpassing client expectations through teamwork
• Hands-on experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments, such as AWS
• Familiarity with Java Messaging Service (JMS) technologies
• Background working on projects within the federal government space