Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead — Secure Enterprise Apps

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Technology Partners is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to advance a mission-focused software suite for broader DoD deployment. You will guide design, implementation, and deployment of secure, scalable solutions and lead teams through modernization efforts across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.

The role requires deep software development expertise, strong leadership, and use of modern engineering practices to deliver complex projects from concept through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) and 12+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience leading software engineering efforts and delivering complex technical solutions in enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to build strong relationships across technical teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage priorities, lead projects, solve complex technical challenges, and drive successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of secure software solutions supporting enterprise authorization, encryption, and key management services.
• Drive efforts to modernize and productize existing applications by abstracting environment-specific configurations and creating reusable, scalable architectures.
• Design, develop, and maintain software components, APIs, and services across distributed environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams while promoting software development best practices and quality standards.
• Lead the implementation of encryption libraries, key management capabilities, and secure integration solutions.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to develop solution architectures, establish requirements, and ensure successful delivery of technical objectives.
• Support Agile development activities including sprint planning, status reporting, backlog refinement, testing, and defect resolution.
• Manage day-to-day project execution, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful outcomes.
• Evaluate, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Develop technical documentation, implementation plans, and operational procedures while supporting cloud, hybrid, and on-premises deployments.

Skills

Java

C

C++

Python

Go

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Columbia Technology Partners is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to advance a mission-focused software suite for broader DoD deployment. You will guide design, implementation, and deployment of secure, scalable solutions and lead teams through modernization efforts across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.

The role requires deep software development expertise, strong leadership, and use of modern engineering practices to deliver complex projects from concept through