Senior .NET Lead Engineer - Data Platform (Remote)

ICF Next; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 119,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF Next is seeking an experienced technical lead to guide a cross‑functional delivery team responsible for secure .NET applications and data platforms. You will stay hands‑on in design, development, testing, and support, while coaching engineers, resolving blockers, and ensuring high‑quality, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes modernization of legacy components, improvements in performance and data quality, expanded automated testing and deployment, and clear communication of risks and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years developing and supporting resilient, well‑tested production web applications, including 3+ years using C#, .NET or .NET Core, and ASP.NET MVC or Web API with OO design.
• 2+ years leading or providing technical direction to software engineers, including reviewing code, resolving blockers, and stakeholder communication.
• 3+ years with SQL Server or other relational DB, including data modeling, queries, performance troubleshooting.
• 2+ years developing REST APIs and browser-based apps with JSON/HTML/CSS/JS/TS, understanding HTTP/HTTPS.
• 2+ years using automated testing and Git-based development workflows; 1+ year supporting cloud-hosted apps using containers or deployment approaches.
• 2+ years implementing authentication, authorization, RBAC, and secure data handling.
• Authorization to work in the United States with ability to obtain favorable Public Trust and pass background screening.

Responsibilities

• Lead a delivery team by organizing technical work, setting priorities, removing blockers, reviewing outcomes, and coaching engineers.
• Design, develop, and maintain production web apps using C#, .NET, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Translate requirements into clear technical designs and implementation plans.
• Guide REST API design, domain models, SQL Server structures, queries, and integrations.
• Oversee data entry, batch upload, validation, workflow, notifications, reporting, and data download features.
• Establish expectations for automated tests, code quality, peer review, and release readiness.
• Support CI/CD and coordinate releases with cloud, DevSecOps, database, security, and QA teams.
• Investigate production defects using logs, monitoring data, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Ensure secure coding, least-privilege access, RBAC, privacy, and WCAG compliance throughout delivery.
• Participate in Agile planning, estimation, demos, releases, and UAT; communicate dependencies and risks.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team coaching

Code review

Agile planning

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/IS

Tools

SQL Server

REST APIs

Git workflows

AWS CloudWatch

Splunk

Okta federated identity

Job description

ICF Next is seeking an experienced technical lead to guide a cross‑functional delivery team responsible for secure .NET applications and data platforms. You will stay hands‑on in design, development, testing, and support, while coaching engineers, resolving blockers, and ensuring high‑quality, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes modernization of legacy components, improvements in performance and data quality, expanded automated testing and deployment, and clear communication of risks and