Forms Delivery Technical Lead

Inadev•Reston, VA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Inadev is seeking an experienced Forms Delivery Technical Lead to lead the technical design, development, integration, testing, and delivery of forms and related capabilities for the SEC’s EDGAR program. The role provides hands-on technical leadership to Agile engineering teams and works closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, UX designers, architects, developers, test engineers, and DevSecOps engineers. The lead ensures forms are implemented consistently, integrate effectively with EDGAR services and data, and satisfy quality, security, accessibility, performance, and operational-readiness requirements. The role combines software engineering expertise with technical team leadership, taking complex capabilities from requirements through production. The position is hybrid, with work 2–3 days at the Reston, Virginia location and at client locations in the Washington, D.C. area as required. The salary range is $185,000–$200,000, based on pertinent experience. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to pass a seven-year background check and obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government clearance. The posting also states the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be willing to work a hybrid schedule (2–3 days) in Reston, VA, and at client locations in the Washington, D.C. area as required.
Ability to pass a seven-year background check and obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to prioritize and self-start; adapt as priorities shift; collaborate, accept feedback and client requests; and maintain an interest in learning and continuous improvement.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
At least 8 years of software engineering or application development experience.
At least 3 years serving as a Technical Lead or senior engineering lead for complex enterprise applications.
Strong experience with modern web application development and architecture.
Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, JSON/XML, relational databases, and system integration.
Experience integrating front-end applications with APIs and backend services.
Experience leading development within Agile/Scrum teams.
Experience with automated testing and modern CI/CD practices.
Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
Ability to translate business and functional requirements into technical implementation approaches.
Strong communication and technical leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing complex electronic forms, workflow, transaction-processing, or regulatory applications.
Experience with AWS cloud environments and cloud-native application architectures.
Experience with modern JavaScript-based web frameworks.
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
Experience with GitHub, CI/CD, DevSecOps, Jira, or Azure DevOps.
Experience with automated unit, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Knowledge of Section 508/WCAG accessibility requirements.
Familiarity with FISMA and NIST security requirements.
Experience supporting SEC, financial regulatory, or large-scale federal systems.
AWS, Agile, or related technical certification.

Responsibilities

Lead technical execution of EDGAR form development and modernization.
Translate business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into technical solutions.
Guide developers throughout design, development, testing, and deployment.
Lead technical design reviews and ensure adherence to architecture and engineering standards.
Identify and resolve technical risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers.
Support estimation, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and release planning.
Ensure technical solutions are maintainable, reusable, scalable, and supportable.
Guide implementation of form presentation, validation, business rules, workflows, and supporting services.
Lead integration of forms with APIs, microservices, databases, and downstream systems.
Establish reusable technical patterns and components for forms delivery.
Support secure data capture, validation, submission, and processing.
Troubleshoot complex application, integration, data, and performance issues.
Coordinate technical dependencies across development teams and shared platform services.
Partner with Test Engineers to establish automated, functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
Promote automated testing and shift-left quality practices.
Work with DevSecOps engineers on automated build, test, deployment, and release processes.
Ensure solutions meet Section 508 accessibility requirements.
Support security testing, vulnerability remediation, performance testing, and production-readiness activities.
Participate in defect triage and root-cause analysis.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned forms and capabilities.
Coordinate developers, testers, UX specialists, architects, data engineers, and DevSecOps engineers.
Communicate technical issues, risks, dependencies, and design decisions to program stakeholders.
Mentor developers and promote consistent software engineering practices.
Support production deployments and resolve production issues.