Senior Cloud-Native App Leader for Federal Modernization

Revolutional; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolutional in McLean, VA seeks a Lead Application Developer to direct design, development, modernization, and integration of enterprise applications supporting federal operations. You will be a technically hands-on leader driving delivery across cloud-native environments, working with architects, engineers, product teams, and contractors to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.

You will influence modernization strategy, DevSecOps adoption, and system integration while aligning with

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software development, application engineering, or modernization programs.
• Proven experience leading development teams on large-scale federal transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and modernization of enterprise applications within a cloud-native ecosystem.
• Refactor legacy and COTS applications into modular, microservices-based architectures using open-source technologies.
• Design, develop, and integrate APIs, event-driven services, and messaging-based systems.
• Develop secure, scalable, and highly available applications supporting high-volume and near real-time processing.
• Contribute to AI/ML-enabled application workflows, including model integration and deployment support.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing, deployment, and security validation.
• Implement DevSecOps best practices, including secure SDLC, automated scanning, and compliance validation.
• Support system-of-systems integration across multiple applications, contractors, and technical teams.
• Ensure applications align with federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, and ATO support processes.
• Design and support data ingestion, ETL pipelines, transformation, analytics, and dissemination capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across application, infrastructure, integration, and data layers.
• Lead code reviews, mentor developers, and enforce engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate within Agile/Scrum and SAFe delivery environments to ensure consistent execution and delivery quality.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Ownership mindset

Problem solving

Effective communication

Agile/Scrum/SAFe

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

React

Node.js

Python

Job description

Revolutional in McLean, VA seeks a Lead Application Developer to direct design, development, modernization, and integration of enterprise applications supporting federal operations. You will be a technically hands-on leader driving delivery across cloud-native environments, working with architects, engineers, product teams, and contractors to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.

You will influence modernization strategy, DevSecOps adoption, and system integration while aligning with