Senior Software Engineer - Data Modernization Lead (Remote)

GovCIO; United States; Remote; USD 195,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to support the VA Data Modernization initiative. This role is fully remote within the United States and will lead design, development, and deployment of complex applications as part of a cross-domain solution.

You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams, apply Agile practices, and provide technical leadership while building robust CI/CD pipelines and ensuring security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java with Spring/Spring Boot and JPA.
• RESTful services, API design, and ORM proficiency.
• Experience with Git, GitHub or ADO in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to translate requirements into features.
• Apply Agile/Scrum practices to manage work across the modernization team.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to mid-level engineers.
• Define technical solutions with architects and cross-functional teams.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and enforce best practices in software engineering.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and maintainability of applications.
• Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Work with DevOps teams to improve delivery pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Ensure security, reliability, and compliance through design and automation.
• Participate in system architecture discussions and influence key technical decisions.
• Investigate and resolve complex issues in development, testing, and production environments.

Skills

Java

Spring/Spring Boot

Hibernate/JPA

JavaScript

OO design

REST API design

Git/GitHub/ADO

Agile/Scrum

English comms

Cloud platforms

Relational DBs

Unit testing

System architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Terraform

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to support the VA Data Modernization initiative. This role is fully remote within the United States and will lead design, development, and deployment of complex applications as part of a cross-domain solution.

You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams, apply Agile practices, and provide technical leadership while building robust CI/CD pipelines and ensuring security and compliance.