Lead Application Developer

Revolutional delivers advanced technology solutions and mission support to federal agencies across civilian, health, and national security environments. We apply modern capabilities, including AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT modernization to solve complex challenges, enable faster and more secure operations, and drive measurable mission outcomes.

We are redefining how federal technology gets built and delivered by operating with a product mindset, prioritizing speed, ownership, and execution over bureaucracy.

Location: Suitland, MD (Hybrid)

Terms: Full-time

Clearance/Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required

Travel: 0-20%

This position supports Revolutional’s federal customer as part of an application transformation and modernization initiative.

This program is driving a large-scale transformation of systems into a data-centric, cloud-native ecosystem capable of supporting high-volume, near real-time data processing and advanced analytics. The work includes modernization of legacy applications, development of new cloud-native solutions, and implementation of Dev Sec Ops  and scaled Agile practices across the organization.

The core challenge: orchestrating complex, multi-contractor delivery while transforming both technology and operating models without disrupting mission-critical operations.

As a Lead Application Developer at Revolutional, you will lead the design, development, modernization, and integration of enterprise applications supporting mission-critical federal operations.

This role requires a technically hands‑on leader who can drive delivery across modern cloud-native environments while working closely with architects, engineers, product teams, and external partners. You will contribute directly to application development, modernization strategy, Dev Sec Ops  adoption, and system integration efforts.

You are expected to move beyond feature delivery—ensuring applications are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to evolving mission and compliance requirements.

• Lead development and modernization of enterprise applications within a cloud-native ecosystem
• Refactor legacy and COTS applications into modular, microservices-based architectures using open‑source technologies
• Design, develop, and integrate APIs, event-driven services, and messaging-based systems
• Develop secure, scalable, and highly available applications supporting high-volume and near real-time processing
• Contribute to AI/ML-enabled application workflows, including model integration and deployment support
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing, deployment, and security validation
• Implement Dev Sec Ops  best practices, including secure SDLC, automated scanning, and compliance validation
• Support system-of-systems integration across multiple applications, contractors, and technical teams
• Ensure applications align with federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, and ATO support processes
• Design and support data ingestion, ETL pipelines, transformation, analytics, and dissemination capabilities
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across application, infrastructure, integration, and data layers
• Lead code reviews, mentor developers, and enforce engineering standards and best practices
• Collaborate within Agile/Scrum and SAFe delivery environments to ensure consistent execution and delivery quality

• Cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure)
• Open-source frameworks and technologies (React, Node.js, Python)
• Containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code and automation (Terraform)
• CI/CD and Dev Sec Ops  tool chains (Jenkins, Git Lab, Git Hub Actions)
• Messaging and event-driven platforms (Kafka)
• APIs, microservices, and distributed systems architectures
• Agile delivery tools (Git, Jira, Confluence)
• High-volume, near real-time data processing environments

Baseline Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust
• 15+ years of experience in software development, application engineering, or modernization programs
• Proven experience leading development teams on large-scale federal transformation initiatives
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Technical Capabilities

• Strong experience designing and developing enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications
• Experience modernizing legacy/COTS systems into open-source, microservices-based platforms
• Experience with APIs, event-driven architectures, messaging systems, and distributed integrations
• Experience implementing Dev Sec Ops  practices and CI/CD pipelines in secure environments
• Experience supporting data ingest, ETL pipelines, transformation, analytics, and dissemination workflows
• Experience deploying and managing applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience working with Terraform and…