Lead Developer

Worky; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MPJV CVTEK seeks a Lead Developer to direct the DevSecOps lifecycle and Agile sprint execution for a high-visibility government system at Fort Meade, MD. The role combines hands-on coding leadership with strategic oversight, balancing modernization of legacy codebases with adoption of new enterprise platforms.

You will manage design, coding, testing, and releases, ensure SSO/PKI integration, and maintain security scanning workflows and compliance.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance with IT-I eligibility and U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Software Engineering or equivalent experience.
• DoD 8570.01-M / 8140.01 compliant IAT Level II baseline certification.
• Experience with DevSecOps lifecycle and Agile sprint execution.
• Experience with legacy systems modernization and data integration.

Responsibilities

• Direct the DevSecOps lifecycle across Plan, Develop, Build, Test, Release, Deliver, Deploy, Operate, Monitor, Feedback.
• Lead an Agile/Scrum development team using ColdFusion, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and SQL Server.
• Perform conceptual and detailed design, coding, and unit testing; optimize SQL for relational databases.
• Implement TDD methodologies and maintain traceability from user stories to tests.
• Prepare formal CCB release packages, including rollback plans and security scans.
• Ensure SSO/PKI integration and remediate critical/high findings before submission.
• Provide Tier III Help Desk support per strict SLAs and create incident scripts.
• Refactor applications for data integration and decommissioning.
• Contribute to project management, metrics, and end-user training content.

Skills

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

DevSecOps

TDD

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering

Tools

ColdFusion

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

Description

Job Description: Our MPJV, CVTEK, is seeking a Lead Developer to direct the DevSecOps lifecycle and Agile sprint execution for a highly visible government business system. This is a hands-on leadership role that involves maintaining, troubleshooting, and modernizing legacy codebases while refactoring applications to facilitate data integration with new enterprise platforms. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an Agile/Scrum development team utilizing required technology stacks including ColdFusion, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Perform conceptual design, detailed design, code, and unit testing of critical IT programs, writing optimized SQL statements to ensure relational database efficiency.
• Implement Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies, maintaining traceability from user stories to automated unit, integration, functional, and security testing phases.
• Drive the 10-phase DevSecOps lifecycle (Plan, Develop, Build, Test, Release, Deliver, Deploy, Operate, Monitor, Feedback) to push high-quality product releases.
• Manage source code integrity and prepare formal CCB release packages, including rollback plans and Fortify security scans.
• Ensure application integration with agency SSO/PKI authentication mechanisms, remediating critical and high-security findings prior to code submission.
• Provide Tier III Help Desk support, diagnosing and resolving escalated software application failures within strict response SLAs, and creating incident resolution scripts.
• Refactor applications to facilitate data integration and module decommissioning.
• Contribute to overarching project management and sustainment tasks, including providing Agile development metrics for Monthly Status Reports, generating technical content for end-user training, and updating the System Administration Guide (SAG).

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Location: Primary performance at the Contractor Site, with requirements to support classified/unclassified work at Government locations (Ft. Meade, MD).
• Security Clearance: Must possess an active Secret security clearance (with IT-I eligibility) and the ability to successfully pass enterprise-level background suitability screening. U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Experience: Demonstrated professional experience in a relevant IT engineering mission area.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (equivalent professional experience may be considered)
• Certifications: DoD 8570.01-M / 8140.01 compliant IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE, CCNA Security, or equivalent) as required by the agency.