Engineering Tech Lead

VTG; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG is seeking an Engineering Tech Lead to guide enterprise-scale development across IdAM/ICAM, authentication, authorization, and digital policy management. You will lead a diverse team of database, systems, software, cyber security, and test engineers, overseeing UI and REST service development, deployment, and maintenance of products.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, a BS with extensive experience or a Masters with substantial experience, and strong leadership in agile environments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• BS degree with 16+ years of experience or Masters with 10–13 years of experience.
• Experience with the security accreditation process.
• Experience with Cloud/AWS environments.
• Experience in Systems Engineering providing requirements and system interface analysis for enterprise-scale development.
• Experience developing and maintaining interface control documents between components in an enterprise system.
• Strong communication and organizational skills for guidance to development teams and stakeholders.
• Translating requirements into agile sprint stories and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across enterprise-scale development.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and developers.
• Guide development and integration of new technologies.
• Develop and integrate new digital policies into enterprise services.
• Support installation, deployment, testing, and maintenance of products.
• Manage multiple product backlogs and coordinate priorities across teams.
• Translate user requirements into actionable Agile stories and acceptance criteria.
• Support security accreditation and A&A processes to achieve system approval.
• Work with AWS cloud-based environments and Agile project management.

Skills

Technical leadership

Agile sprint planning

Stakeholder communication

Cloud AWS

Security accreditation

Systems engineering

Education

BS degree with 16+ years experience

Masters with 10–13 years experience

Tools

AWS

Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

Job description

Overview VTG is a seeking a Engineering Tech Lead for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor's Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Engineering Tech Lead supports existing systems and provides the guidance to build new technologies You will have the opportunity to develop new policies and integrate them into an enterprise service. You will participate in deployment/administration of tools and integration testing. You will lead a team of database developers, systems engineers, software developers, cyber security engineers, test engineers, who develop custom user interfaces and rest services to management digital policies, assist in installation, deployment, and maintenance of products.

Overview VTG is a seeking a Engineering Tech Lead for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor's Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Engineering Tech Lead supports existing systems and provides the guidance to build new technologies You will have the opportunity to develop new policies and integrate them into an enterprise service. You will participate in deployment/administration of tools and integration testing. You will lead a team of database developers, systems engineers, software developers, cyber security engineers, test engineers, who develop custom user interfaces and rest services to management digital policies, assist in installation, deployment, and maintenance of products.

What will you do?

• Provide technical leadership and guidance across enterprise-scale development and engineering efforts.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of database developers, systems engineers, software developers, cybersecurity engineers, and test engineers.
• Support existing systems while providing technical direction for the development and integration of new technologies.
• Support the development of new digital policies and their integration into enterprise services.
• Support the installation, deployment, administration, integration testing, and maintenance of products.
• Manage multiple product backlogs and coordinate priorities across engineering and development teams.
• Translate user requirements into actionable Agile sprint stories and clearly defined acceptance criteria that can be achieved within each sprint.
• Provide requirements analysis and system interface analysis for enterprise-scale development projects.
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) between components within an enterprise operational system.
• Communicate the intent of requirements and user stories to development teams and program stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and project management support throughout the engineering and development lifecycle.
• Support the security accreditation process and the customer's Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process to achieve system approval.
• Support cloud-based environments utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Participate in Agile project management activities, including product backlog management.
• Provide off-hours call-in support when required and identify appropriate personnel needed to resolve issues that arise outside normal business hours.

Do you have what it takes?

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Typically requires BS degree and 16 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience
• Supporting call-in on off hours; identifying personnel needs when issues arise during off hours
• Managing multiple product backlogs
• Leadership and project management experience
• Must have experience with security accreditation process
• Must have experience with the Cloud / Amazon Web Services
• Must have experience in Systems Engineer providing requirements and system interface analysis for enterprise scale development project
• Experience developing and maintaining interface control documents between components in an enterprise operational system
• Strong communication and organization skills in order to provide support to development team and stakeholders on intent of the requirements and user stories
• Translating user requirements into agile sprint stories and acceptance criteria that is achievable within each sprint
• Experience with agile project management methodologies, including managing product backlogs
• Hands on Experience with the customers A&A process to achieve system approval