Remote IAM Engineer — ICAM Backend & API Lead

GovCIO; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Certification Assistance

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of ICAM components supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. You will drive integration across SSO, IGA, PAM, and MPI, building RESTful and SOAP APIs, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines.

This fully remote role requires strong Java/Python backend experience, API design expertise, and SAFe/Agile practices, with the ability to obtain a suitability/public trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field and 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on experience developing in Python and Java, including building complex backend services.
• Experience architecting, designing, building, or integrating RESTful and/or SOAP APIs.
• Strong experience with JSON and XML data formats, including parsing and payload design.
• Strong experience writing and optimizing SQL queries with relational databases.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative software development practices.
• Experience leading technical design efforts and mentoring other engineers.
• Experience working within Agile Scrum or SAFe delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software components and services supporting ICAM products.
• Architects and builds RESTful and SOAP APIs connecting ICAM services with VA applications and external systems.
• Designs and optimizes SQL queries, stored procedures, and data access patterns at scale.
• Develops and reviews backend services and integration components primarily in Java and Python.
• Leads CI/CD deployment activities and onboarding of new integrations within configuration-as-code practices.
• Leads root‑cause analysis and resolution of complex defects and production issues.

Skills

Python

Java

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

SQL

Git

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Configuration-as-code

Azure

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of ICAM components supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. You will drive integration across SSO, IGA, PAM, and MPI, building RESTful and SOAP APIs, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines.

This fully remote role requires strong Java/Python backend experience, API design expertise, and SAFe/Agile practices, with the ability to obtain a suitability/public trust clearance.