IT - Software Engineer V

PlanIT Group; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group is seeking a Technical Lead - PPOD (Remote) to drive end-to-end delivery for a government-focused application team. You will coordinate with engineering, security, and operations to ensure timely, quality outcomes while navigating procurement through client channels.

You will translate complex objectives into executable plans, lead cross-functional planning, and report status to executive leadership. Remote work is accepted; travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology delivery roles (e.g., Technical Delivery Lead, Technical Project Lead, Technical Program Coordinator/Lead, or similar).
• Proven ability to lead through influence and coordinate cross-functional work across engineering, architecture, infrastructure/environments, security, and operations.
• Strong requirements-to-delivery capability: translating complex needs into epics/features/stories and into executable plans with measurable outcomes.
• Practical understanding of AI/ML concepts and governance, with experience using approved AI-enabled tools/approaches to improve requirements, analysis, estimation, reporting, defect/incident triage, and overall delivery execution.
• Strong delivery discipline: planning, scope control, dependency management, risk/issue management, and proactive escalation.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through change (without direct authority), adopt/improve delivery methodologies (Agile/DevSecOps), and drive measurable improvements using delivery/operational metrics.
• Technical fluency across SDLC and modern delivery practices (APIs/integrations, environments, DevSecOps concepts, logging/monitoring, and incident response); not required to code, but must engage effectively with technical teams.
• Strong executive communication: ability to present status, tradeoffs, and recommendations and drive timely decisions.
• Experience with work management and ITSM tools (e.g., VersionOne/Jira/Azure DevOps; ServiceNow or equivalent) and producing delivery artifacts (status, RAID logs, milestones, ROMs).

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end delivery leadership for an assigned application team by coordinating work across US Government Client and vendor resources (BSA(s), engineers, architects, environment leads, and other support functions) without direct supervisory authority.
• Translate business objectives into delivery execution: drive scope clarity, sequencing, milestones, and deliverable commitments in partnership with US Government Client leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional planning and dependency management across teams (integrations, environments, security/network reviews, release coordination, vendor/supplier timelines).
• Provide consistent status reporting to US Government Client leadership, including progress, risks/issues, decisions needed, dependencies, and mitigation plans; ensure actions are tracked to closure.
• Coordinate priorities and capacity: ensure there is a steady pipeline of "ready” work, align work assignments with technical leads, and maintain delivery flow so team capacity is effectively utilized.
• Support ROM estimates and planning by coordinating inputs from engineering/architecture; document assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and risks.
• Partner with US Government Client leadership to support funding/approval activities by providing required delivery inputs (scope, sequencing, timeline, risks, resource assumptions).
• Coordinate release/deployment readiness: environment readiness, change approvals, cutover planning, validation steps, communications, and post-release stabilization.
• Support production operations and critical incidents by coordinating participation, facilitating communications, documenting impact/timeline, and ensuring corrective actions are prioritized and completed.
• Identify required software, hardware, tooling, and supplier services; define technical requirements and timelines so US Government Client leadership can procure and represent US Government Client for postal business needs.
• Drive continuous improvement across delivery execution, documentation, quality, automation, and operational readiness.

Skills

Technology delivery

Influence leadership

Requirements to delivery

AI/ML governance

Delivery discipline

Cross-functional leadership

SDLC/DevSecOps

Executive communication

Jira/Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Reston, VA Contract On-Site Flexibility/Remote: 100%

Technical Lead - PPOD (Remote):

JOB SUMMARY:

The Technical Program / Delivery Leader (TPL) is the accountable technical delivery lead for a designated application team. TPL combines senior-level business systems analysis with hands‑on delivery coordination to translate priorities into executable plans and ensure engineering, architecture, environment, security, and operational activities are aligned to deliver high-quality outcomes. The TPL works closely with US Government Client leadership to provide transparent status, drive decisions and approvals, coordinate priorities, and ensure required software/hardware/tooling needs are defined early so they can be procured through US Government Client channels. This role leads through influence, not direct people management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide end-to-end delivery leadership for an assigned application team by coordinating work across US Government Client and vendor resources (BSA(s), engineers, architects, environment leads, and other support functions) without direct supervisory authority.
• Translate business objectives into delivery execution: drive scope clarity, sequencing, milestones, and deliverable commitments in partnership with US Government Client leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional planning and dependency management across teams (integrations, environments, security/network reviews, release coordination, vendor/supplier timelines).
• Provide consistent status reporting to US Government Client leadership, including progress, risks/issues, decisions needed, dependencies, and mitigation plans; ensure actions are tracked to closure.
• Coordinate priorities and capacity: ensure there is a steady pipeline of "ready” work, align work assignments with technical leads, and maintain delivery flow so team capacity is effectively utilized.
• Support ROM estimates and planning by coordinating inputs from engineering/architecture; document assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and risks.
• Partner with US Government Client leadership to support funding/approval activities by providing required delivery inputs (scope, sequencing, timeline, risks, resource assumptions).
• Coordinate release/deployment readiness: environment readiness, change approvals, cutover planning, validation steps, communications, and post-release stabilization.
• Support production operations and critical incidents by coordinating participation, facilitating communications, documenting impact/timeline, and ensuring corrective actions are prioritized and completed.
• Identify required software, hardware, tooling, and supplier services; define technical requirements and timelines so US Government Client leadership can procure and represent US Government Client for postal business needs.
• Drive continuous improvement across delivery execution, documentation, quality, automation, and operational readiness.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 10+ years in technology delivery roles (e.g., Technical Delivery Lead, Technical Project Lead, Technical Program Coordinator/Lead, or similar).
• Proven ability to lead through influence and coordinate cross-functional work across engineering, architecture, infrastructure/environments, security, and operations.
• Strong requirements-to-delivery capability: translating complex needs into epics/features/stories and into executable plans with measurable outcomes.
• Practical understanding of AI/ML concepts and governance, with experience using approved AI-enabled tools/approaches to improve requirements, analysis, estimation, reporting, defect/incident triage, and overall delivery execution.
• Strong delivery discipline: planning, scope control, dependency management, risk/issue management, and proactive escalation.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through change (without direct authority), adopt/improve delivery methodologies (Agile/DevSecOps), and drive measurable improvements using delivery/operational metrics.
• Technical fluency across SDLC and modern delivery practices (APIs/integrations, environments, DevSecOps concepts, logging/monitoring, and incident response); not required to code, but must engage effectively with technical teams.
• Strong executive communication: ability to present status, tradeoffs, and recommendations and drive timely decisions.
• Experience with work management and ITSM tools (e.g., VersionOne/Jira/Azure DevOps; ServiceNow or equivalent) and producing delivery artifacts (status, RAID logs, milestones, ROMs).

Preferred

• Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, PSM) and/or scaled Agile experience (e.g., SAFe).
• Experience supporting production releases and incident response in high-availability environments.
• Experience incorporating security, privacy, and performance requirements into delivery artifacts.
• Experience measuring and reducing costs (cloud consumption, tooling/supplier spend, operational effort) by identifying cost drivers, optimizing services, and automating repeatable work while maintaining service levels.

Additional Required Skills/Experience:

• Over Ten (10) years' of relevant experience.
• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required.
• Typically performs all functional duties independently.
• Note: Special credentials (licenses and/or certifications) may be required at the Task Order level on a case-specific basis.

Additional Provisions:

• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• Once candidate's resume is approved and interview passed, the agency is responsible for providing drug screening. Failure to submit the drug screening results will delay the security clearance process.
• If a candidate is given an interim clearance, continuation of employment is then based on the candidate receiving a sensitive clearance.
• All candidates must be a US Citizen, or have permanent residence status (Green Card).
• Candidate must have lived in the US for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
• All overtime must be pre-approved in writing by the client manager or his/her designated representative.
• Agency will not be reimbursed for overtime charges without previous written authorization. Authorized overtime will be reimbursed at straight time.
• The enforced dress code is business casual, i.e. collared shirt with slacks for men, no skirts above the knee for women.

Hours of support:

• The standard work week for contract staff will be 5 days a week and 8 hours per day preferable Monday through Friday.
• Contract staff may be required to travel to support business efforts.