Job Title: Technical Team Lead
Location: HYBRID
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required. Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one (sponsorship available).
Position Summary
We are seeking a Technical Team Lead to lead the design and development of a new vertical product capability.
This is a player-coach role where you will drive software engineering efforts and serve as the primary technical lead for delivering modular, open-architecture capabilities aligned with open systems architecture.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership & Software Engineering Lead a small team while personally driving the end-to-end design, architecture, development, integration, and testing of software components for the new open systems architecture-aligned capability. Apply modern software engineering methodologies (Agile/DevSecOps preferred) and ensure compliance with modular open systems standards (CMOSS/CMFF) through both hands-on contributions and technical guidance.
- People Leadership Directly manage a team of software engineers and technical contributors. Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture in a small-company environment.
- Innovation & Delivery Drive Capability Development for the new vertical product, enabling rapid integration and plug-and-play functionality in mounted platforms.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in software engineering with at least 2 years managing people (preferably in a federal/defense contracting environment).
- Technical Expertise: Strong hands-on background in software development including expert proficiency in C++ and Linux. Proven experience applying technical coding/engineering methodologies in complex systems.
- Open/Modular Systems: Familiarity with or ability to quickly ramp up on CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF), open architecture standards, and C5ISR/EW capabilities is highly desired.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (required) or Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Clearance: U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience with open systems architecture, Army C5ISR programs, or modular open systems architectures.
- Prior work on government-funded development efforts (especially Army PEO C3N or similar).
- Experience in small business prime contractor environments.
- Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical (executive/government) audiences.
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Hybrid work environment (work-at-home and in-office)