Lead Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Lead Software Engineer with Security Clearance
Lead Full Stack Developer Our client seeks a Senior Full Stack Developer to lead architecture and hands-on development across frontend, backend, cloud, and platform environments. The role will guide technical decisions, enable system modernization, and deliver scalable, secure, and highly available solutions. Duration:
Multi year long term (3-8 years)

Location:

Remote with some occasional onsite support in Ashburn, VA and Gaithersburg, MD (a few times a month or year, very minimal)
Clearance:
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance (US citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance (SF 85P). Existing SF 85P preferred) Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead or assist architecture and design for scalable, secure, highly available systems.

• Evaluate technical approaches, frameworks, and architectural patterns.

• Guide system modernization and cloud migration initiatives.

• Support solution architecture reviews and technical risk assessments.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain modern web applications.

• Develop reusable UI components and design system integrations.

• Collaborate with UX/UI designers and product stakeholders to deliver customer focused solutions.

• Design and implement backend services, APIs, and microservices.

• Develop RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

• Build scalable services using modern frameworks and cloud native patterns.

• Design and support cloud native solutions and deployment architectures.

• Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.

• Contribute to SAFe Agile sprints and releases.

• Collaborate with product, design, business stakeholders, and engineering leadership to prioritize and deliver features. Experience Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience. Consideration given to strong candidates with fewer years and advanced degrees.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Frontend:
React, Type Script, JavaScript, SPA, micro frontend architectures.

• Backend:
GraphQL, REST APIs, microservices, Node.js, Java, Python, SQL and No

SQL databases.

• Cloud and Dev Ops: cloud platforms and infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation.

• Experience improving engineering productivity and software quality.

• Experience with AI assisted development tools such as Claude, Codex, or Git Hub Copilot. Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.