Technical Lead, Secure Cloud & Backend Delivery

capitaltg; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

remote work

medical

dental

vision coverage

life and disability insurance

employee assistance program

a 401(k) with matching

paid time off

continuing education support

wellness funding

incentive programs

Job summary

CapitalTG in the United States seeks a senior engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of secure, scalable software for complex public-sector missions. This hands-on role spans system design, backend development, modernization, deployment, and operational support, while setting technical direction and mentoring other engineers.

You will own end-to-end delivery, build backend apps and APIs, guide reviews, partner with product, infra and DevSecOps, and drive secure coding, tests, and CI/CD

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• 9+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on skills in Java, Spring Boot, OpenJDK, GraphQL, and REST APIs.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, integrations, and scalable enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, cloud-native development on AWS or Azure, and CI/CD workflows.
• Understanding of secure software development and API security, plus strong technical communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead software design, development, and modernization across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Build maintainable backend applications and REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Guide architecture reviews, system design discussions, and technical decisions.
• Partner with product, architecture, infrastructure, and DevSecOps teams on integrated solutions.
• Diagnose application, integration, and performance issues; support cloud modernization and platform improvements.
• Promote secure development, code quality, automated testing, CI/CD practices, and engineering standards; mentor less experienced engineers.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

OpenJDK

GraphQL

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud-native

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Security practices

Leadership

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

CapitalTG in the United States seeks a senior engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of secure, scalable software for complex public-sector missions. This hands-on role spans system design, backend development, modernization, deployment, and operational support, while setting technical direction and mentoring other engineers.

You will own end-to-end delivery, build backend apps and APIs, guide reviews, partner with product, infra and DevSecOps, and drive secure coding, tests, and CI/CD