Application Development Technical Lead

InterImage, Inc.; Huntsville, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 3% profit sharing

PTO 20 days per year

Healthcare, dental, vision for single

Life insurance $50,000

Job summary

InterImage, Inc. is seeking an Application Development Engineer to shape mission software across a diverse portfolio in Huntsville. You will embed secure development practices from the start, lead architecture decisions, and guide deployments for classified and unclassified systems.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, CM and release management expertise, and an active Secret or Top Secret clearance with US work eligibility. Expect a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of application development experience with architecture decisions.
• Experience in secure software development and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with classified software environments and CM baselines.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance and US work eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full software development lifecycle for GOTS, MOTS, and COTS apps.
• Serve as technical point of contact for software config, install and support.
• Provide architecture leadership across software workstreams.
• Embed secure coding practices and SBOM discipline from inception.
• Assess static code findings and ensure DISA APP DEV STIG compliance.
• Coordinate CCB submissions for software changes and baselines.
• Oversee SBOM reviews and OWASP Top 10 remediation to speed deployment.

Skills

Application architecture

DevSecOps

Secure development

Configuration management

Stakeholder collaboration

Leadership

DISA STIG awareness

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor of Science in CS/IS

Tools

Apache Cassandra

Angular

jQuery

.NET Framework

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

InterImage supports U.S. government and national security programs through software engineering, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and mission-focused systems development. Our teams build and sustain software that supports complex missions, with an emphasis on quality, security, and operational reliability.

As an Application Development Engineer, you will help shape how mission software is designed, delivered, and supported across a varied application portfolio. This role is central to establishing strong technical direction across software workstreams, ensuring that secure development practices are built into the process from the start, and guiding architectural decisions that reduce rework and speed the path to deployment.

Salary: 110,000 - 154,000

Responsibilities

• Lead the full software development lifecycle for GOTS, MOTS, and COTS applications across classified and unclassified systems.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for software configuration, installation, and support.
• Provide technical architecture leadership across software workstreams.
• Ensure secure coding practices and SBOM discipline are embedded into the development lifecycle from inception.
• Independently assess static code analysis findings.
• Validate DISA APP DEV STIG compliance within the team’s code base.
• Coordinate CCB submissions for software changes with awareness of configuration management baseline requirements.
• Provide oversight when SBOM reviews or OWASP Top 10 findings require architectural remediation to reduce rework and accelerate deployment.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of application development experience, including experience leading application architecture decisions.
• Experience driving software changes through configuration-controlled releases and working with configuration management baselines.
• Experience supporting classified software environments.
• Strong background in secure software development and DevSecOps practices
• Experience working directly with security and compliance stakeholders and serving as a technical point of contact.
• Active Secret OR Top Secret clearance.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of DISA APP DEV STIG compliance.
• Experience with Apache Cassandra.
• Experience with Angular and jQuery.
• Hands-on experience with .NET Framework, Azure, and Kubernetes.

• 401K: up to 3% discretionary profit sharing contribution + 100% match on the 1st 7% of pay

• PTO: 20 days per year
• Healthcare, dental, vision, Free for a single participant
• $50,000 Life insurance provided, additional voluntary life insurance available

InterImage is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. InterImage provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.