Senior Middleware Team Lead - Security Clearance Required

IPTA; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IPTA's Radford, VA team is seeking a Middleware Team Lead (Web Software Developer - Senior) to own engineering and administration of the middle tier supporting customer applications across Linux, UNIX, and Windows environments.

The role emphasizes designing and configuring application servers, ensuring availability, deploying new middle-tier installations, enforcing security standards, and building monitoring dashboards while collaborating with a skilled, customer‑facing team.

Qualifications

• Experience in computer science or IT.
• 3+ years with application server architecture in a large enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of IIS, Apache Tomcat, Apache, Java, WebLogic, WebSphere, or similar server platforms.
• Knowledge of SOAP and REST web services.
• Knowledge of XML.
• Familiarity with Java or C#, enough to help developers debug applications.
• UNIX and Windows administration skills.
• Professional, customer-facing manner.
• Active Security Clearance Required.

Responsibilities

• Design middle-tier infrastructure, and install and configure application servers, web servers, portals, and related software.
• Keep the infrastructure meeting availability and performance standards.
• Help schedule deployments and new middle-tier installations.
• Set middle-tier security standards and make sure systems meet customer security requirements.
• Build and maintain monitoring and administrative dashboards.
• Apply DISA STIG processes, run Security Readiness Reviews (SRRs), and record findings in POA&Ms.

Skills

Customer-facing

Debugging with Java/C#

Unix administration

Windows administration

Education

DoD 8140 considerations

Tools

IIS

Apache Tomcat

Apache

Java

WebLogic

WebSphere

SOAP

REST

XML

Java or C#

Python

PowerShell

Job description

IPTA's Radford, VA team is seeking a Middleware Team Lead (Web Software Developer - Senior) to own engineering and administration of the middle tier supporting customer applications across Linux, UNIX, and Windows environments.

The role emphasizes designing and configuring application servers, ensuring availability, deploying new middle-tier installations, enforcing security standards, and building monitoring dashboards while collaborating with a skilled, customer‑facing team.