Technical Team Lead

Job Description

Description:

We’re seeking a Technical Team Lead with deep expertise in Java-based applications to join our team in supporting a fast-paced government client. This role centers on delivering critical functionality through modern, web-based solutions. We’re looking for someone with a strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, a passion for learning, and a focus on customer success. The right candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, values mentorship, and is eager to explore new technologies and business domains.

What You’ll Do:

As a Technical Team Lead, you’ll guide and support a cross-functional team of up to 15 developers and testers, helping to ensure high-quality outcomes through strong collaboration and continuous learning. You’ll act as a technical point of contact, work closely with stakeholders, and help remove obstacles to progress. You’ll also:

Provide hands-on technical direction and contribute to architectural discussions

Partner with the government technical lead to align goals and expectations

Encourage team growth by mentoring, coaching, and facilitating skill development

Promote process improvements and help tackle complex technical challenges

Foster a unified, purpose-driven team approach to problem-solving and delivery Requirements:

You must live within the DC, MD, VA area.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidate must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance.

Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years experience or equivalent education and experience.

Minimum of 5 years' hands-on experience building applications with Java and related frameworks

At least 3 years of experience providing technical leadership or mentoring within a development team

1+ year of front-end development experience using JavaScript or frameworks such as Angular

3 or more years working on Agile teams using tools like Jira to manage user stories and team workflows

Experience working in an automated build and deployment environment with tools like Git, Jenkins, Kubernetes, or SonarQube

Proficient with Spring and Spring Boot for enterprise application development

Familiarity with ORM frameworks such as Hibernate or MyBatis

Skilled in writing unit tests to support automated test coverage

Experience developing applications that interface with relational database systems such as Postgres, DB2 or Oracle

Excellent communication skills, verbal and written

Proven ability to turn business needs and functional requirements into reliable, maintainable code

Strong collaboration skills, with a focus on meeting or surpassing client expectations through teamwork

Hands-on experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments, such as AWS

Familiarity with Java Messaging Service (JMS) technologies

Background working on projects within the federal government space

Full-time