Application Development Technical Lead Job Northern Kentucky USA,Software Development

Inter Image supports U.S. government and national security programs through software engineering, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and mission-focused systems development. Our teams build and sustain software that supports complex missions, with an emphasis on quality, security, and operational reliability.

As an Application Development Engineer, you will help shape how mission software is designed, delivered, and supported across a varied application portfolio. This role is central to establishing strong technical direction across software work streams, ensuring that secure development practices are built into the process from the start, and guiding architectural decisions that reduce rework and speed the path to deployment.

Salary: 110,

Responsibilities

Lead the full software development lifecycle for GOTS, MOTS, and COTS applications across classified and unclassified systems.
Serve as the technical point of contact for software configuration, installation, and support.
Provide technical architecture leadership across software work streams.
Ensure secure coding practices and SBOM discipline are embedded into the development lifecycle from inception.
Independently assess static code analysis findings.
Validate DISA APP DEV STIG compliance within the team’s code base.
Coordinate CCB submissions for software changes with awareness of configuration management baseline requirements.
Provide oversight when SBOM reviews or OWASP Top 10 findings require architectural remediation to reduce rework and accelerate deployment.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of application development experience, including experience leading application architecture decisions.
Experience driving software changes through configuration-controlled releases and working with configuration management baselines.
Experience supporting classified software environments.
Strong background in secure software development and Dev Sec Ops practices
Experience working directly with security and compliance stakeholders and serving as a technical point of contact.
Active Secret OR Top Secret clearance.
Eligibility to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Working knowledge of DISA APP DEV STIG compliance.
Experience with Apache Cassandra.
Experience with Angular and jQuery.
Hands-on experience with .NET Framework, Azure, and Kubernetes.

401K: up to 3% discretionary profit sharing contribution + 100% match on the 1st 7% of pay

PTO: 20 days per year
Healthcare, dental, vision, Free for a single participant
$50,000 Life insurance provided, additional voluntary life insurance available

Inter Image is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Inter Image provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.