IT Technical Lead

Description

Salary: $155,000-$165,000.

Work location:

Hybrid, Atlanta, GA.

• This position is contingent upon a future opening with Gunnison.
• Provide technical leadership for a federal portfolio that includes multiple web, data, and integration solutions built on Microsoft and cloud technologies.
• Lead design and implementation approaches that use Git-based repositories (such as Git Hub), branching strategies, and pull‑request workflows as the core way teams collaborate.
• Define and guide CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, or comparable platforms to automate build, test, and deployment of application and infrastructure changes.
• Work with engineers to integrate security and quality checks into pipelines, including static analysis, dependency scanning, and basic dynamic testing using industry-standard tools.
• Shape technical approaches for application modernization and integration, including API-based interfaces, data services, and cloud-hosted components (for example in Azure or AWS).
• Provide technical direction on environment strategy (dev/test/stage/prod), configuration management, and automated deployment patterns.
• Collaborate with program leadership to evaluate solution options, estimate technical effort, and communicate trade-offs in terms that business and mission stakeholders can understand.
• Ensure solutions are designed and implemented to meet security, privacy, accessibility, and operational expectations common to federal programs.

• US Citizenship required.
• 10+ years in solution architecture, software engineering, or systems engineering, with significant experience leading technical design and implementation.
• 5+ years leading technical teams supporting enterprise applications, modernization, or cloud-based delivery in federal or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience leading teams that use Git-based source control and CI/CD tooling to deliver software in structured development environments.
• Experience designing or overseeing application modernization efforts that include refactoring existing systems, adding APIs, and integrating with enterprise or cloud services.
• Experience in secure software delivery, including integrating security and quality checks into automated pipelines and release workflows.
• Experience communicating technical direction, constraints, and tradeoffs to both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• One current technical certification in cloud, architecture, security, or agile delivery.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field.

• Experience designing or operating CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions and/or Azure Dev Ops Pipelines.
• Experience integrating static code analysis, dependency scanning, and dynamic testing tools into automated delivery pipelines.
• Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or similar approaches for automated environment provisioning.
• Experience delivering solutions on Azure and/or AWS using APIs, containers, serverless services, or managed data services.
• Experience supporting data-heavy, analytics-driven, or health-related applications in public sector environments.
• At least one current cloud certification at the associate or professional level (for example, Azure Administrator/Developer/Architect or AWS Architect/Developer/Engineer).
• At least one certification related to software engineering, architecture, security, or Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops  (for example, vendor Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops  cert, CISSP/CCSP, or similar).
• Master's degree in a related field.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self‑study is ineligible)
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.