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Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively - anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.\nThis is a contingent position based upon contract win.\nSkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Software Development Lead to join our team supporting a federal customer. This position is contingent on contract win.\nThe Software Development Lead directs the design, development, integration, testing, deployment, operation, and sustainment of secure software. This person manages Agile software delivery and SecDevOps/DevSecOps practices, integrating security, automated testing, configuration/change management, and documentation throughout the SDLC while maintaining compliance with the customer's Software Development Standards, Launch Pad requirements, NIST SP 800-218 Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF), and applicable Federal guidance.\nThis is a remote position. \nResponsibilities:\nLead multidisciplinary personnel across software development, architecture, integration, testing, cybersecurity, SecDevOps/DevOps, deployment, and sustainment.\nEstablish development, secure coding, documentation, automated testing, configuration-management, and release standards.\nLead Agile planning and execution, including backlog prioritization, sprint/release planning, dependency management, demonstrations, and delivery tracking.\nCoordinate developers, testers, cybersecurity personnel, architects, product owners, operations personnel, and Government stakeholders.\nTranslate mission, functional, cybersecurity, and technical requirements into prioritized development backlogs and executable software increments.\nIntegrate cybersecurity findings into development priorities and lead timely remediation.\nReview code, architecture decisions, automated test results, documentation, and deliverables for quality and compliance.\nMonitor applicable velocity, cycle time, automated test coverage, defects, vulnerabilities, build/deployment success, and remediation metrics.\nIdentify and resolve technical risks, dependencies, impediments, and delivery issues.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, IT, Information Systems, or related technical discipline; equivalent experience may substitute.\n8+ years of software engineering/application development experience\n3+ years leading software development teams or major engineering activities.\nExperience leading the design, development, integration, testing, deployment, operation, and maintenance of enterprise software systems.\nDemonstrated experience leading Agile development teams, including backlog refinement, sprint/release planning, reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.\nExperience implementing secure SDLC and SecDevOps/DevSecOps practices that integrate security throughout development and operations.\nExperience developing within Federal or controlled enterprise environments governed by established development, architecture, access-control, testing, documentation, configuration/change-management, and release standards.\nStrong knowledge of Agile development, secure SDLC, SecDevOps/DevSecOps, and NIST SP 800-218 SSDF.\nExperience implementing CI/CD pipelines, source-code management, code reviews, build automation, configuration management, release management, and automated deployment.\nExperience implementing automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with code changes and incorporating testing into CI/CD pipelines.\nExperience using automation to accelerate testing, improve software quality, and support repeatable releases.\nExperience with application security practices/tools such as SAST, DAST, Software Composition Analysis (SCA), dependency/secrets/container scanning, and vulnerability management.\nKnowledge of secure coding, OWASP Top 10, software supply-chain security, and vulnerability remediation.\nExperience analyzing and remediating findings from penetration testing, security assessments, application security testing, and code reviews.\nExperience with APIs, databases, enterprise services, distributed applications, and cloud/cloud-native applications.\nProficiency with modern programming languages, frameworks, and customer-approved development technologies.\nKnowledge of application identity, authentication, authorization, access control, data protection, logging, and monitoring.\nExperience developing and maintaining required engineering artifacts such as Project Roadmaps, Technical Change Management Plans, Architectural Decision Records (ADRs), Runbooks, README documentation, commit documentation/messages, and Release Notes.\nAbility to establish and enforce documentation, version control, configuration/change management, testing, and release-management standards.\nExperience using organization-approved technologies, frameworks, testing libraries, platforms, and development tools.\nAbility to incorporate changes to development/security standards and requirements within required SLAs and delivery schedules.\nAbility to obtain a 6c Public Trust. At least an active Secret clearance is highly preferred.\nU.S. Citizenship required.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nPrevious Federal software development/modernization experience.\nExperience implementing NIST SP 800-218 SSDF and applicable Federal secure-software guidance.\nExperience with AWS/Azure, containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, microservices, Infrastructure as Code, cloud-native architectures, and automated security/compliance testing.\nExperience with software supply-chain security, observability/monitoring, and legacy application modernization.\nRelevant Agile, cloud, DevSecOps, or secure software development certifications such as CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP, AWS/Azure, CSSLP, or comparable credentials.\nCompensation:\nSalary Range: TBD\nThe SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this position and is just one piece of our total compensation package. \nSalary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, market data and business considerations.\nIn addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k matched.\nWhat We Can Offer You:\nAt SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.\nGreat Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched\nCertificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.\nFlexible Work Environment\nSkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Services and Development. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. 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