Remote IAM Software Engineer — ICAM/API Lead

GovCIO; Augusta (ME); 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 hiring an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of ICAM components such as SSO, IGA, PAM, and MPI for the VA. The role emphasizes technical leadership across APIs, data integrations, and CI/CD pipelines, with mentoring responsibilities for junior engineers and a focus on secure, enterprise-grade coding practices.

The position is fully remote within the United States, requiring the ability to obtain a suitability/public trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Python and Java.
• Experience architecting RESTful and/or SOAP APIs.
• Strong JSON/XML data handling experience.
• Strong SQL and relational DB skills.
• Experience with Git and collaborative development practices.
• Experience leading technical design efforts and mentoring engineers.
• Experience with Agile Scrum or SAFe delivery teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and suitability/public trust clearance ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, and maintenance of ICAM software components and services.
• Architect and build RESTful and SOAP APIs connecting ICAM with VA applications and external systems.
• Design and optimize SQL queries and data access patterns at scale.
• Develop back-end services in Java and Python with secure coding practices.
• Oversee CI/CD deployments and configuration-as-code for new integrations.
• Lead root-cause analysis for defects and production issues.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and conduct code/design reviews.
• Coordinate identity resolution and person-matching features with IAM teams.
• Provide architecture-level recommendations for ICAM capabilities.
• Document designs, APIs, and data interfaces and maintain runbooks.
• Participate in SAFe/agile ceremonies and ensure user stories meet targets.
• Coordinate deployments with IAM Release Manager and manage risk.

Skills

Python

Java

RESTful APIs

SOAP APIs

JSON

XML

SQL

Git

Agile Scrum

SAFe

Education

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

Tools

Git

Job description

GovCIO is hiring an IAM Journeyman Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of ICAM components such as SSO, IGA, PAM, and MPI for the VA. The role emphasizes technical leadership across APIs, data integrations, and CI/CD pipelines, with mentoring responsibilities for junior engineers and a focus on secure, enterprise-grade coding practices.

The position is fully remote within the United States, requiring the ability to obtain a suitability/public trust clearance.