Software Technical Lead

Software Technical Lead

Requirements

• 10 + years of related experience
• BS or equivalent degree in a technical field
• 10 + years of hands-on software development experience designing and developing enterprise applications using Microsoft Tech Stack
• 5+ Years of experience leading technical teams in Agile environments
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building large scalable web and mobile based applications using React
• Proven experience with cloud platforms
• Demonstrated experience with .Net development
• Jira or Azure DevOps to manage software development lifecycle activities
• Ability to think systemically about how the software is built to guide systems to be most effective

Responsibilities

• Manage, execute, and oversee requirements and technical implementation of high visibility software development projects for systems support grants, financial processes, contracts, human resources, and scientific reporting
• Serve as primary point of contact related to systems with all key customer, business, and technical stakeholders
• Manage scope, risk, stakeholder expectations, project communications and resource allocation and ensure projects are within budget and schedule
• Identify areas for business process improvement and review with stakeholders
• Determine appropriate solution architecture and ensure project management documentation including project charters and project management plans are executed
• Work with end users and key stakeholders to document business process, define scope, and collect, analyze and prioritize functional and technical requirements
• Participate in overall contract scrum processes and ensure CI/CD practices are followed for releases
• Oversee developers, analysts, and testers focusing on technical issues, software development, product releases, and engineering tasks
• Guide the team to write testable and complete requirements and ensure technical design and review sessions are conducted
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify and repair technical issues
• Facilitate customer collaboration and resolve issues to minimize schedule impact
• Evaluate team’s work processes and best practices and implement changes to streamline operations
• Work with the team to implement agile project management standards for all programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading software development projects for systems in one or more of the following domain areas: Grant management, finance, contracts, human resources, and/or scientific reporting
• Experience with NIH environment and processes is preferred