Lead Full-Stack Engineer (Secret Clearance) — Onsite

Saliense; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 20 days

Sick time 40h

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Parental leave

Development reimbursement

Job summary

Saliense is hiring a Lead Software Developer to lead design and development of complex software solutions on our program at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, VA.

The role is 100% onsite (5 days/week at ONR in Arlington) and requires a Secret clearance to start. US citizenship or naturalization is required for eligibility; you will drive architecture decisions, review code, and mentor a development team to deliver high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• At least 3 years in a lead developer role.
• Active Secret Clearance or current interim
• IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)
• AWS, Linux, Server+ or equivalent certifications

Responsibilities

• Define and implement software architecture and design patterns to meet business and tech requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes for efficiency and quality.
• Write high-quality, maintainable, scalable code and lead code reviews and QA practices.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues, performance bottlenecks and bugs.
• Optimize software for performance, scalability, and security; collaborate with PM, product owners, and stakeholders.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to deliver with minimal disruptions.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Problem solving

Communication

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

.NET Core

ASP.NET

Identity framework

Entity Framework

MVC

Blazor

FluentUI

SQL Server

Git

CI/CD

AWS

CodeCommit/CodeBuild/CodeDeploy/CodePipeline

ECS

EKS

DISA STIGs

Job description

Saliense is hiring a Lead Software Developer to lead design and development of complex software solutions on our program at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, VA.

The role is 100% onsite (5 days/week at ONR in Arlington) and requires a Secret clearance to start. US citizenship or naturalization is required for eligibility; you will drive architecture decisions, review code, and mentor a development team to deliver high-quality solutions.