Work with cutting-edge applications that help advance the mission of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as a Software Technical Lead at GDIT. Your work will have you fully immersed in our client’s domain in order to deliver simple solutions for their complex needs. At GDIT, you’ll prioritize the client while we prioritize your career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Software Technical Lead supporting NIAID in Rockville, MD, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Software Technical Lead joining our team to effectively deliver Grants, Finance, Contracts, Human Resource, and Scientific Reporting systems in support of our client’s mission of seeking fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. HOW OUR Software Technical Lead WILL MAKE AN IMPACT Manage, execute, and oversee requirements and technical implementation of high visibility software development projects for systems support grants, financial processes, contracts, human resources, and scientific reporting. Serve as primary point of contact related to systems with all key customer, business, and technical stakeholders. Manage scope, risk, stakeholder expectations, project communications and resource allocation and ensure projects are within budget and schedule. Identify areas for business process improvement and review with stakeholders. Determine appropriate solution architecture and ensure project management documentation including project charters and project management plans are executed. Work with end users and key stakeholders to document business process, define scope, and collect, analyze and prioritize functional and technical requirements. Participate in overall contract scrum processes and ensure CI/CD practices are followed for releases. Oversee developers, analysts, and testers focusing on technical issues, software development, product releases, and engineering tasks. Guide the team to write testable and complete requirements and ensure technical design and review sessions are conducted. Collaborate with colleagues to identify and repair technical issues. Facilitate customer collaboration and resolve issues to minimize schedule impact. Evaluate team's work processes and best practices and implement changes to streamline operations. Work with the team to implement agile project management standards for all programs.