Software Programer SME
About The Position
Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Software Engineering Subject Matter Expert to support a mission-focused federal IT program in Washington DC. This position is contingent upon contract award. Join Everforth ECS Federal as a software SME helping shape strategy, architecture, and modernization for mission-critical federal applications. This role offers the opportunity to guide teams, support a strong engineering culture, mentor talent, and influence long-term technical direction for national security and law enforcement systems. The Software Engineering Subject Matter Expert will provide expert-level software engineering leadership, technical direction, architecture input, and strategic planning for application programs operating in secure federal environments. This role serves as a senior technical advisor who helps guide team practices, mentor developers and technical leads, strengthen engineering culture, and align software delivery with program SLAs, quality standards, release targets, and long-term mission objectives. The Software Engineering Subject Matter Expert will lead design strategy, establish coding standards, advise on modernization, guide complex implementations, promote secure and maintainable development practices, and support roadmap planning across application portfolios. This position will also help identify risks, dependencies, technical debt, and improvement opportunities while supporting delivery planning against SLAs, release schedules, quality metrics, customer priorities, and mission needs. This role requires a senior hands-on technical leader with deep software engineering experience, strong architecture judgment, and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams. The ideal candidate will bring experience supporting Agile or DevSecOps delivery, mentoring engineering talent, improving software practices, and collaborating with program leadership, cybersecurity teams, product owners, developers, and government stakeholders in a classified or sensitive federal mission environment.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years software development experience
- Java, .NET, Python, JavaScript, or similar experience
- Experience with source control and software lifecycle practices.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Agile or DevSecOps delivery
- Mentoring engineering talent
- Improving software practices
- Collaborating with program leadership, cybersecurity teams, product owners, developers, and government stakeholders in a classified or sensitive federal mission environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert-level software engineering leadership, technical direction, architecture input, and strategic planning for application programs.
- Serve as a senior technical advisor guiding team practices, mentoring developers and technical leads, and strengthening engineering culture.
- Align software delivery with program SLAs, quality standards, release targets, and long-term mission objectives.
- Lead design strategy, establish coding standards, advise on modernization, and guide complex implementations.
- Promote secure and maintainable development practices.
- Support roadmap planning across application portfolios.
- Identify risks, dependencies, technical debt, and improvement opportunities.
- Support delivery planning against SLAs, release schedules, quality metrics, customer priorities, and mission needs.
- Influence technical direction across multiple teams.
- Support Agile or DevSecOps delivery.
- Mentor engineering talent.
- Improve software practices.
- Collaborate with program leadership, cybersecurity teams, product owners, developers, and government stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
