Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead – On-site

VT Group (VTG); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Byte Systems, a VTG subsidiary, seeks a Senior Software Engineer/Team Lead for our Herndon, VA office. You will lead a cross-functional Agile Scrum team focused on building and maintaining containerized systems and deployments in a Kubernetes/OpenShift environment.

This 100% on-site role requires hands-on leadership and technical excellence. You will architecture and design software, mentor engineers, and collaborate with security and operations teams to ensure reliable, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years leading a team of 3-5 engineers developing an application that runs in a containerized environment.
• 2+ years of experience with software architecture/design
• 2+ years of experience with Java
• 2+ years of experience with Python
• 2+ years of experience with SQL
• 2+ years of experience with Shell Script
• 4+ years of experience with Unix/Linux
• 2 years of experience with JavaScript (preferred)
• Security+ or equivalent certification and willingness to serve as a privileged user supporting deployed systems testing
• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree requirement

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional Agile Scrum team on containerized systems.
• Design and maintain software architecture and codebase.
• Collaborate with security, operations, and development teams to deploy and test systems.

Skills

Team Leadership

Cross-domain Systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 9+ years

Master’s degree + 7+ years

Tools

Java

Python

SQL

Shell Script

Unix/Linux

Kubernetes/OpenShift

NiFi

JavaScript

Job description

Byte Systems, a VTG subsidiary, seeks a Senior Software Engineer/Team Lead for our Herndon, VA office. You will lead a cross-functional Agile Scrum team focused on building and maintaining containerized systems and deployments in a Kubernetes/OpenShift environment.

This 100% on-site role requires hands-on leadership and technical excellence. You will architecture and design software, mentor engineers, and collaborate with security and operations teams to ensure reliable, scalable solutions.