Lead Systems Engineer/Integrator (Top Secret)

ICF•Washington, DC

10d•$158,132 - $268,824•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Systems Engineer/Integrator leads technical development across government subdomains, systems, tools, and components. The role manages lifecycle change, risks, and issues; guides quality assurance; and leads systems administration, security support, and configuration management. It also leads development, testing, maintenance, and release of public-facing mobile applications, including iOS, Android, and Apple Watch apps, while coordinating with customers and clients on releases and updates. The position works with stakeholders and team members to set expectations throughout projects, supports the technical lead on other contract projects, mentors less experienced engineers, and operates within an agile development process. It coordinates and trains users on custom-built software, uses tools to retrain AI for social-media sentiment analysis, builds technical templates and web forms, supports government content-management systems and technical policies, manipulates Unified Crime Reporting data for display, and conducts UI/UX audits. The position is contingent and requires work out of facilities in Washington, DC.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Active Top Secret security clearance.
Ability to work out of facilities in Washington, DC.
High school diploma plus relevant certifications.
At least 8 years of experience delivering resilient, well-tested, consumer-facing enterprise web applications and large public websites.
At least 5 years of cloud and web development experience, including work in public and private virtual cloud environments and development of responsive, public-facing websites.
At least 5 years of application development experience using Python, TAL, AJAX, JavaScript, XML, HTML5, and/or CSS3, including manipulating data and tables to optimize web display.
At least 5 years of experience with web platforms and databases, including Plone, Zope, Drupal, WordPress, PostgreSQL, or other modern RDBMS technologies.
At least 5 years of experience with Section 508 accessibility, web security best practices, and applicable federal mandates and regulations for public-facing websites.
At least 5 years of mobile application development and maintenance experience, including developing, testing, updating, and launching iOS, Android, and Apple Watch applications; implementing bug fixes; conducting OS beta and compatibility testing; and managing app store updates, policies, and emerging features.

Nice To Haves

BA, BS, or other advanced degree in a related field.
Government cloud experience.
Django and API development experience.
FBI experience.
Experience working within a government cloud environment.
Experience working with NGINX, Varnish, or Apache reverse proxy servers.

Responsibilities

Manage technical development and support of government subdomains, systems, tools, and components.
Oversee web development throughout the lifecycle, including change, risk, and issue management, and guide quality assurance.
Lead systems administration, security support, and configuration management.
Lead mobile app development and releases, including app store updates.
Support the technical lead on other contract projects.
Help less experienced engineers develop their skills.
Work directly with stakeholders and team members to set and manage expectations throughout project lifecycles.
Operate within an agile development process.
Coordinate and train users on custom-built software packages.
Use tools to retrain artificial intelligence to analyze social media data and generate sentiment-analysis insights relevant to the client’s mission.
Develop, test, update, and launch public-facing mobile applications, including Apple Watch apps, in coordination with customers and clients.
Identify and implement bug fixes for apps.
Beta test major iOS and Android operating-system updates to identify compatibility issues and potential features for future app updates.
Identify and implement program-wide app store updates to keep up with policies and trends.
Develop technical templates for apps and other products based on designs created by visual information specialists.
Manipulate Unified Crime Reporting data and tables so they display properly on government platforms.
Conduct UI/UX audits on products and pages.
Build web forms for operational and business needs.
Provide guidance on government policies regarding technical matters.
Support the team on the content management system and other systems, tools, and properties within the government environment.
Support the technical lead with other projects under the contract.