Lead Sr. Software Engineer

Socket.dev; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Continuing education benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Lead Software Engineer to guide sustainment and evolution of FABIS, a national biometric platform.

You will lead software maintenance, enhancements, testing, and deployment, using C#, WPF, .NET, and REST APIs while coordinating with government customers and DevSecOps teams. Requires DoD 8570 IAT II certification or eligibility, strong leadership, and experience with enterprise BIOMETRIC systems, messaging (RabbitMQ), Git, and security practices.

Qualifications

• DoD 8570 - IAT Level II Certification (e.g. Security+ CE) required or eligible to obtain within 90 days of offer.
• Software development experience in C# with WPF and .NET
• Technical lead experience supporting software sustainment, integration, and deployment
• Experience with REST APIs and relational databases
• Strong communication skills and collaboration with government customers

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance the current system.
• Provide technical leadership for sustainment, enhancements, testing, integration, and deployment.
• Update documentation for each release and provide effort estimates for Program Increments.
• Collaborate with government customers, engineers, and DevSecOps teams to deliver mission-focused solutions

Skills

C#

WPF

REST API

.NET

Relational Databases

Security+ CE

Technical lead

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

RabbitMQ

Git

Biometric SDKs

Job description

Highlights:

• Join Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I3), an SDVOSB supporting critical U.S. Government biometric and forensic missions.
• Support and modernize FABIS, a mission-critical enterprise facial recognition platform used to process and analyze biometric data in support of national security, intelligence, and law enforcement operations.
• The Sr. Lead Software Engineer manages, directs, coordinates, and provides technical direction for software sustainment, enhancement, testing, integration, and deployment activities while ensuring engineering best practices are followed.
• Work with advanced technologies supporting facial recognition, biometric matching, large-scale image processing, examiner workflows, and reporting.
• Hybrid position with primarily remote work and occasional on-site support in Bethesda, MD.
• Collaborate directly with Government customers, operational users, engineers, and DevSecOps teams.
• Contribute to the development, integration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and enhancement of a mature enterprise biometric platform.
• Gain hands‑on experience with C#/.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, system integration, DevSecOps, and production support.
• Take ownership of technical challenges from investigation through deployment and resolution.
• Directly impact the reliability, availability, and evolution of FABIS in support of national security missions.
• Competitive compensation, 401(k), continuing education benefits, and professional development opportunities.

Typical Day:

The typical workday will include working on software engineering tasks to make enhancements to the existing system and operational support to diagnose and/or correct any system abnormalities. It is beneficial to visit the operational system at least once a week to be familiar with the operational system, elicit requirements from users, maintain account access, and collaborate with Government customers, operational users, and cross‑functional engineering teams to identify improvements and deliver mission‑focused solutions.

Tasks:

• Maintain and enhance the current system
• Provide general software development support as directed by the needs of the customer.
• Update project documentation for each release.
• Provide tasking and time estimates for each Program Increment

Required Qualifications:

• Certifications: DoD 8570 - IAT Level II Certification (e.g. Security+ CE).
• Software development experience in C#
• Technical lead experience supporting software development, system sustainment, integration, and deployment.
• Experience with WPF, .NET website development and REST API
• Experience working with relational databases
• Strong communication skills

If no certification, must be able to obtain certification within 90 days of offer acceptance (exam fee and training materials will be paid for, or provided by I3).

Desired Qualifications:

• Education: Computer Science or IT‑related Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience supporting enterprise biometric, image processing, identity management, or similar mission‑critical systems preferred.
• Familiarity with RabbitMQ Messaging Bus
• Familiarity with biometric systems and biometric SDKs
• Familiarity with code versioning tools, particularly Git
• Proficiency in scripting languages
• Understanding of application‑level security
• Knowledge of logging and log analysis systems
• Proficiency in C# programming, with the ability to understand, maintain, and contribute to applications built on these languages and their respective frameworks

Position Type Shift Information:

• Position is primarily remote, with occasional on‑site support (preferably weekly) at an operational facility in the Bethesda, MD area.
• Standard work schedule is during weekday business hours.
• Occasional after‑hours work and emergency maintenance support may be required.

US Citizenship:

US citizenship required

Clearance:

Current Top Secret with SCI Poly Required

Location:

Hybrid, Bethesda, MD

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.