Cloud Application Technical Lead

ECS Corporate Services; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Corporate Services is seeking an experienced Cloud Application Technical Lead to remotely support NIH NEAT migration and modernization efforts. You will provide technical leadership for web and mobile application standards, design Azure resources, and assist with cost-benefit analyses of on-premises vs.

cloud solutions. The role requires 10+ years in enterprise development, 5+ years leading Agile teams, and strong .NET 8, React, and SQL Server expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
• 10+ years hands-on software development for enterprise apps using Microsoft Tech Stack.
• 5+ years leading technical teams in Agile environments.
• 3+ years building large scalable web/mobile apps using React.
• Experience with .NET Platform (.NET 8), JavaScript/React/Vue front end, and MS SQL Server.
• Experience integrating COTS, GOTS, and FOSS into a larger collection of services.
• Willingness to travel within the Washington DC Metro Area and CONUS.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to identify, design, and implement web and mobile application standards.
• Design, maintain, and implement Azure resources (virtual networks, storage, compute, databases, app services).
• Assist stakeholders with migration cost-benefit analyses for on-prem vs cloud solutions.
• Create secure, scalable mobile system architecture integrated with partner applications.
• Ensure applications are FISMA compliant.
• Recommend and implement security features to meet federal requirements.
• Evaluate tools for mobile software development and deployment (write-once, run-anywhere).
• Provide advisory for cloud-related modernization efforts.
• Architect and troubleshoot high availability and resilience (clustering, failover).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to leverage cloud services.
• Conduct proof-of-concept and pilot projects for migration approaches.
• Assist SEB with market research on cloud platforms and tools.
• Enable CI/CD pipelines for web and mobile apps, ensuring QA standards.

Skills

Azure

React

.NET 8

SQL Server

Leadership

Agile

CI/CD

Security/compliance

Cloud migration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field

Job description

ECS is seeking an experienced Cloud Application Technical Lead to work remotely providing support for cloud-related application and infrastructure migration and modernization efforts performed under this contract for NIH NIAID Enabling and Advancing Technologies (NEAT). This engagement supports the External Enterprise Software Development Support Services program area which includes the development, support, and maintenance of NIH enterprise applications managed by the Software Engineering Branch.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $165,000

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architect:

• Providing technical leadership in identifying, designing, and implementing web and mobile application standards as well as investigation of technical alternatives.
• Design, maintain and implement Azure resources, including virtual networks, storage solutions, compute instances, databases, and application services.
• Assist business domain stakeholders with migration "lift and shift" cost-benefit analyses of on-premises vs. cloud-based solutions.
• Create a secure and scalable mobile system architecture that integrates with existing systems and designated partner applications.
• Ensure applications are FISMA compliant.
• Recommend and implement security features as necessary, to adhere to Federal, HHS, NIH, and NIAID security requirements.
• Evaluate and employ software tools that will allow the development and deployment of mobile software using a 'write-once, run-anywhere' model.

Cloud Migration:

• Provide advisory and technical support for cloud-related application and infrastructure modernization efforts.
• Architect and troubleshoot high availability and resilient solutions using methods, including clustering and failover.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and development teams to create solutions to take advantage of cloud services and capabilities.
• Conducting proof-of-concept and pilot projects to evaluate cloud migration and modernization approaches.
• Assisting SEB in conducting market research on cloud platforms and tools.

Agile Delivery:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment with business objectives.
• Prepare and present HHS Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) stage gate deliverables and presentations to review boards.
• Conduct and/or participate in formal and informal reviews throughout the EPLC life cycle.
• Enable Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for web and mobile applications.
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards, guidelines, and procedures.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
• Minimum 10 + years of hands-on software development experience designing and developing enterprise applications using Microsoft Tech Stack.
• 5+ Years of experience leading technical teams in Agile environments.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building large scalable web and mobile based applications using React.
• Experience with utilizing NET Platform (.NET 8) with JavaScript, React and Vue for the front end and Microsoft SQL Server databases for data storage.
• Experience installing, configuring, and integrating custom solutions, COTS, GOTS, and FOSS into a larger collection of services and systems.
• Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area, and CONUS as needed.