Mission-Critical Software Lead & Application Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options with HSA

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive the end-to-end software engineering function for mission and enterprise applications in classified environments.

You will own architecture, secure development standards, the full development lifecycle, and overall technical health of the portfolio. Responsibilities include leading teams across web, backend, API, workflow, and AI-enabled capabilities, establishing standards, and mentoring staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years leading development teams and 3+ years in architecture/lead authority.
• Deep production experience in Python, Java, C#/.NET, TypeScript/JavaScript/Node, Go, or C++.
• Experience establishing secure SDLC/DevSecOps with Git, peer review, CI/CD, and vulnerability scanning.
• Experience modernizing/integrating legacy enterprise systems under uptime and security constraints.
• Strong knowledge of containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Own application architecture principles, reference patterns, technology standards, coding standards, API/event patterns, UI practices, and technical decisions.
• Lead software teams delivering web, backend, API, workflow, data-integrated, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Establish repository, branching, code review, automated testing, dependency, security scanning, release, and documentation standards.
• Translate requirements into solution designs, backlogs, estimates, risks, and production-ready releases.
• Design integration and modernization approaches for legacy systems using adapters, APIs, and event-driven patterns.
• Ensure applications meet identity/access, data handling, audit/logging, resilience, and performance requirements.
• Partner with Platform/DevSecOps, Security, Data, AI, ServiceNow, Requirements, and Operations on lifecycle gates.
• Manage technical debt, architecture drift, defect trends, test coverage, and vulnerability remediation.
• Hire and mentor software personnel, address performance, and create progression paths.
• Brief Government leadership on delivery status, risks, and roadmap decisions.

Skills

Applications Architecture

Architecture Principles

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Azure Government Cloud

Internal Artifact Management

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive the end-to-end software engineering function for mission and enterprise applications in classified environments.

You will own architecture, secure development standards, the full development lifecycle, and overall technical health of the portfolio. Responsibilities include leading teams across web, backend, API, workflow, and AI-enabled capabilities, establishing standards, and mentoring staff.