Tech Lead & Software Engineer, Data Platform (TS/SCI)

CACI; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 113,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Software Engineer - Technical Team Lead to manage the MI team's data engineering, analytics, and automation work. You will ensure reliability, availability, and quality of a mission-critical BI platform while serving as a systems/software/analytic expert.

You will mentor junior engineers, design ETL workflows, and drive project docs and stakeholder collaboration to deliver mission-centric insights.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; 12+ years as Lead Systems Engineer on similar programs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience leading technical teams
• Experience with Apache NiFi (desired)
• Experience defining system requirements
• Hands-on with automating tests
• Experience in agile/CD environments
• Exposure to production transitions
• Willingness to contribute to documentation

Responsibilities

• Develop analytics to combine, normalize, and enrich large data sets.
• Design and implement ETL workflows to convert and normalize data.
• Augment the platform with new tools or technologies.
• Gather stakeholder requirements, assess data, and develop metrics solutions.
• Break down tasks into actionable steps and show progress.
• Remove obstacles, manage expectations, and support team execution.
• Define task scope through documentation and tracking systems.
• Enable site reliability engineering practices on the platform.
• Mentor junior software engineers and data scientists.
• Produce project management materials like agendas and notes.

Skills

Java development

Leadership

Team mentoring

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Customer service mindset

SRE concepts

Site reliability engineering

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Jira

Confluence

Job description

CACI is seeking a Software Engineer - Technical Team Lead to manage the MI team's data engineering, analytics, and automation work. You will ensure reliability, availability, and quality of a mission-critical BI platform while serving as a systems/software/analytic expert.

You will mentor junior engineers, design ETL workflows, and drive project docs and stakeholder collaboration to deliver mission-centric insights.