What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Software Application Developer position at ICF Next?
We are looking for a Lead Software Application Developer who is customer-focused and passionate about helping a government agency modernize and transform its legacy applications and services through pragmatic enterprise strategies. If you have an equal passion for tapping into the collective wisdom of developers to create team synergy, then we want to talk with you.
This position requires a high level of technical expertise, combined with excellent planning, coordination, and communication skills, and the ability to work with teams. You will provide leadership in developing new system requirements and researching, evaluating, and selecting solutions. You understand the importance of security and believe risk management should be tackled early and not as an afterthought. You are invested in the use of automation and creating an environment that fosters DevSecOps approaches. You articulate the connection from technical services to business capabilities and help client organizations navigate the tension between evolving traditional IT processes and modern approaches. You also tailor communications for a variety of audiences and bring clarity to the details around complex problems. Most importantly, you understand that leading is not about being a hero, it's about developing capabilities in your team to deliver the right solutions for our customers.
What you'll be doing :
- Translate business needs into application requirements, making frequent use of diagrams to help communicate with broad audiences
- Inform the balance of security, tech debt, feature, and defect work
- Help identify architecture alternatives and estimate the financial impact of each
- Evolve the team's capabilities toward high performing DevSecOps practices within the Agile framework
- Mentor and guide junior members of the technical team
- Drive continuous improvement
- Work with teams to help support and drive future development of the platform while coordinating and prioritizing the needs of existing programs and outcomes
- Quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new and emerging technologies
- Evaluate legacy and current applications, architecture, database design, etc. to make recommendations on improvements on design, performance, and quality
- Ensure solutions are developed and packaged in an easily consumable and repeatable way for customers and internal technical teams
- Build and interact with APIs using API Gateway
- Provide operations and monitoring support for legacy systems
- Collaborate with IT Security to ensure solutions comply with regulatory policies
- Perform proofs-of-concept as needed to determine technology solutions
What you must have :
What we'd like you to have :
Why you'll love working here :
Technologies you'll use : AWS Cloud, Python, Java, JavaScript, Angualr, Drupal, SQL, GitLab
Working at ICF
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At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair and equitable interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.
However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodations that involve the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [redacted]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.
Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.
The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is :
118,730.00 - $201,840.00
Nationwide Remote Office (US99)
Salary : $118,730 - $201,840
