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Applications Development Lead - TS/SCI with Polygraph
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$180k–$243k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Medical Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401k, Company Match
Posted 16d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead multiple agile teams in the modernization of mission-critical systems and the implementation of DevSecOps practices. Oversee the strategy and execution of CI/CD pipelines and the integration of AI-enabled tools within AWS infrastructure.
Requirements
Requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and over 10 years of experience in software development or DevOps. Must have a bachelor's degree and demonstrated leadership experience managing agile teams and cloud-native architectures.
As the Applications Development Lead, you will spearhead the modernization of mission‑critical systems for a high‑visibility national security customer. This role is ideal for a Systems Engineer who thrives on driving large‑scale transformation and providing technical oversight across full‑stack software development. You will guide development efforts across Sponsor platforms and production‑deployed applications, ensuring all work aligns with mission Technical Directives. In addition, you will help shape and execute our strategy for integrating AI‑enabled tools and capabilities into the development lifecycle by identifying opportunities for automation, improving developer productivity, and advising on responsible, mission‑aligned AI adoption.
The Application Development Lead is responsible for leading multiple agile development teams in designing, implementing, and operating DevSecOps practices across a portfolio of applications. These applications are hosted in AWS infrastructure, containers, and serverless platforms. This role owns the strategy and execution of multiple continuous Integration/continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, ensures security is integrated throughout the delivery lifecycle, and drives continuous improvement in speed, quality, and reliability. Sign-on Bonus available.
How You’ll Make an Impact
Lead and coordinate multiple agile development teams delivering applications across web services, containers, and serverless environments.
Serve as the primary point of contact for DevSecOps delivery, aligning teams, stakeholders, and leadership on priorities and progress.
Define and own the DevSecOps roadmap, standards, and best practices for the organization.
Architect and oversee implementation of multiple CI/CD pipelines supporting diverse applications and technologies.
Standardize pipeline templates, reusable components, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) modules to enable consistency and reuse.
Optimize build and deployment performance, reliability, and observability.
Oversee the design and management of build, test, staging, and production environments across cloud and/or on‑prem infrastructure.
Ensure scalable, resilient, and secure configurations for virtual machines, container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes/EKS/AKS/GKE), and serverless services.
Integrate security controls into every stage of the pipeline (DevSecOps).
Collaborate with security and development teams to ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements.
Mentor and coach engineers and scrum teams on DevSecOps, agile delivery, and automation best practices.
Develop AWS trusted advisor recommendations and AWS engineering standards, so the customer has a unified approach to how it should be implemented.
Provide AWS cost analysis and reconciliation, cost optimizations, and track savings prior to and after making changes while maintaining expected levels of performance and availability.
Stay current with industry trends, tools, and practices in DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud platforms, containers, and serverless, and recommend improvements.
Program Delivery Oversight
Monitor team roadmaps and delivery milestones
Identify blockers and risks impacting delivery
Conduct root cause analysis when teams miss objectives
Metrics & Program Analytics
Track AWS cost metrics for optimization opportunities
Monitor Jira velocity metrics to assess team delivery health
Manage pilot programs (completion-based contract pilot, AI implementation pilot)
Gather and analyze pilot data for program decisions
Stakeholder Communication & Governance
Weekly meetings with division leadership (technical strategy and program status)
Monthly Program Management Reviews (PMRs) - delivery health and risk reporting
Bi-weekly PMO sessions - program alignment and cross-cutting concerns
Translate technical issues into executive-level communications
Process Improvement
Lead ServiceNow workflow optimization for requirements management
Identify and implement process improvements
Technical Advisory
Serve as technical advisor to division leadership on strategic initiatives
Participate in executive meetings requiring deep technical expertise
Bridge communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
TS/SCI with Poly
10+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
3+ years of experience leading multiple agile teams or acting as a release train engineer, delivery manager, or similar leadership role.
Demonstrated experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines for complex applications.
Source control and branching strategies (Git, trunk-based, GitFlow, etc.).
Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated services for VMs, containers, and serverless.
Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, EKS, GKE).
Serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions).
Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation).
Strong knowledge of DevSecOps practices, including automated security testing and compliance integration.
Solid understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or similar scaled frameworks).
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated experience evaluating and integrating AI‑enabled development tools, with the ability to identify automation opportunities, improve developer workflows, and guide responsible AI adoption within complex software environments.
Demonstrated experience working with ServiceNow and its core capabilities, including integrating workflows managing platform configuration, and leveraging their solutions to support enterprise development operational needs.
Desired Skills and Experience
Master’s or Doctorate degree in a related field.
Certifications such as:
AWS/Azure/GCP Architect or DevOps Engineer
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similar
The likely salary range for this position is $179,812 - $243,276. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA VA Chantilly
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
GDIT is a global technology and professional services company that delivers solutions, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community.
Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI, cyber, and software development.
GDIT is part of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company. We have shared our customers’ sense of purpose for over half a century and have a unique understanding of their missions, complex environments, and a rapidly changing world.
Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Offices: Falls Church, Virginia 22042, US
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