Lead Software Architect / Application Team Lead - Active TS/SCI Required

MapLarge

Colorado Springs (CO)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work
Flexible Hours
401k
Top Notch Health Care
Cutting Edge Tech

Job summary

MapLarge seeks a Lead Software Architect / Application Team Lead to guide architecture and system designs for complex web applications, while still coding. Role is 40% on site in Colorado Springs, CO at a cleared TS/SCI facility and 60% remote.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in software development, 2+ years as a team lead, full stack expertise, and DoD/Defense industry experience. TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 7+ years of relevant work experience.
  • 2+ years experience as a team lead / lead architect.
  • Authorized to work in the United States; TS/SCI clearance.
  • DoD / Defense Industry Experience.

Responsibilities

  • Leading architecture and system designs both customer facing and internally.
  • Passion for writing great code and building world class software products used by millions.
  • Helping leading teams writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
  • Design and Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements
  • Run planning meetings and coordinate cross-functionally to insure project meets business objectives and compliance standards
  • Support test and deployment of new products and features
  • Participate in code reviews

Skills

Full stack development
Web API development
Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS
CI/CD pipelines
Containerization (Docker)

Job description

Lead Software Architect / Application Team Lead - Active TS/SCI Required

This role is for a sophisticated Lead Software Architect / Application Lead who is experienced in leading architecture and system designs for complex web applications and also still loves to code. This job will be 40% on site in CO Springs, CO at a cleared TS/SCI facility leading integration efforts and 60% remote work from home.

Responsibilities
  • Leading architecture and system designs both customer facing and internally
  • Passion for writing great code and building world class software products used by millions of people.
  • Helping leading teams writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
  • Design and Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements
  • Run planning meetings and coordinate cross-functionally to insure project meets business objectives and compliance standards
  • Support test and deployment of new products and features
  • Participate in code reviews
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field)
  • 7+ years of relevant work experience
  • Strong proficiency as a full stack software developer
  • Authorized to work in the United States and no visa sponsorship required.
  • 2+ years experience as a team lead / lead architect
  • Proficient with web application and API development
  • TS/SCI Clearance
  • DoD / Defense Industry Experience
Nice to Have
  • Experience architecting systems for real-time data, high-performance visualization, and/or distributed computing.
  • Familiarity with containerized deployment, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and hybrid cloud/on-prem architectures.
  • Consulting experience
  • Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, reusability, and user-centric workflows in enterprise environments.
Cultural Fit

While we hire all kinds of people and invent roles to fit them, there are three key traits we require of every team member that really define our team.

  • Fun to Work With - Life is short and work should be fun.
  • Smart - We work on cutting edge hard problems and we need people who can both architect and build these systems at the same time while working with an intelligent peer group.
  • Passionate Engineers - We need people who really love their work and exhibit the energy and creativity that comes from being fully engaged in what you do.
  • Flexible Hours
  • Remote Work
  • Technically Excellent A+ Team solving very hard interesting problems
  • Friendly People - Positive attitude is our #1 criteria
  • 401k
  • We like all kinds of people
  • Family Friendly
  • Top Notch Health Care
  • Cutting Edge Tech

MapLarge is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. MapLarge is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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