Full Stack Technical Lead

CCSS Full Time Hybrid - Arlington, VA, Arlington, VA, US

Position Title:
Full Stack Technical Lead
Location:
Hybrid (2 days a week Arlington, VA)

Other Considerations: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Required)

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a Full Stack Technical Lead to support a VA program serving our Department of Veterans Affairs Corporate Portfolio client. The ideal candidate will have extensive C#/.NET, Angular, and SQL Server experience.

As a Full Stack Technical Lead, you will guide the design, development, and delivery of full stack applications. You will lead a team of developers across the stack and will combine hands‑on skill in C#/.NET and Angular with deep Microsoft SQL Server and T‑SQL expertise. You will own technical direction across the full development lifecycle, mentor engineers, and work with stakeholders to deliver reliable, performant, maintainable systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of full-stack, back-end, front-end, and database developers
• Set coding standards, architecture guidelines, and best practices across the .NET, Angular, and SQL layers
• Run design, code reviews, and ensure quality in every deliverable
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, estimates, and work plans
• Make and document architectural decisions (ADRs) and manage technical debt

Application Development (.NET and Angular)

• Design and build back-end services using C#, ASP.NET Core, Web API, and Entity Framework Core or Dapper
• Guide the development of Angular front ends: component architecture, RxJS, state management (NgRx or similar), routing, forms, and performance
• Define API contracts (REST, OpenAPI/Swagger) and keep the front end and back end well integrated
• Apply authentication and authorization (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, Azure AD/Entra ) and secure coding practices
• Choose sensibly between ORM-generated queries and hand‑written stored procedures

Database Development (SQL Server)

• Design and optimize schemas, indexes, views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers
• Write and tune complex Transact‑SQL (CTEs, window functions, MERGE, dynamic SQL, transactions, error handling)
• Apply set theory (joins, unions, intersections, differences, relational algebra) to replace row‑by‑row (cursor/RBAR) logic with set‑based solutions
• Diagnose performance issues using execution plans, DMVs, and Query Store. Review and tune EF Core‑generated SQL
• Ensure data integrity, security, and concurrency control (isolation levels, locking, deadlocks)

Development Lifecycle

• Own delivery across the SDLC: requirements, design, development, testing, release, and support
• Manage source control (Git), branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions) covering .NET, Angular, and database code (SSDT, EF migrations, Flyway, or Liquibase)
• Define a test strategy: unit tests (xUnit/NUnit, Jasmine/Jest, tSQLt), integration, end‑to‑end (Cypress or Playwright), and performance tests
• Manage releases, environments, deployments, and rollback plans
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and risk management in an Agile environment

Operations & Collaboration

• Work with DBAs and Dev Ops on backup/recovery, high availability, monitoring, and capacity planning
• Support ETL/reporting needs (SSIS, SSRS, Power BI) where required
• Communicate with product owners, architects, QA, and business stakeholders
• Maintain technical documentation and onboarding materials

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust, via VA background investigation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience) with additional relevant experience…