Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead - Secure Platforms

Columbia Technology Partners; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Technology Partners seeks a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to support the productization and modernization of a mission-focused software suite for deployment across a broader Department of Defense customer base. The role will guide engineering teams in design, implementation, and deployment of secure, enterprise-grade solutions and scalable architectures.

The ideal candidate has deep software development experience, strong leadership, and a track record delivering complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 12+ years of professional software development experience.
• 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 modernization and productization of existing applications by abstracting environment-specific configurations and creating reusable 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

Linux

Windows

Agile

REST APIs

Security/Crypto

Cloud

Kubernetes

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux tooling

Job description

Columbia Technology Partners seeks a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to support the productization and modernization of a mission-focused software suite for deployment across a broader Department of Defense customer base. The role will guide engineering teams in design, implementation, and deployment of secure, enterprise-grade solutions and scalable architectures.

The ideal candidate has deep software development experience, strong leadership, and a track record delivering complex