Technical Delivery Lead

Hive Group•McLean, VA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Hive Group is seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Lead to lead our Business Intelligence (BI) task supporting the General Services Administration (GSA) Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) organization. This role combines technical leadership, product management, data and engineering governance and strategy, secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) ownership, and people leadership responsibilities to drive the delivery of data-driven solutions that enable strategic decision-making for one of the federal government's premier acquisition organizations. The successful candidate will oversee a multidisciplinary team developing dashboards, ETL pipelines, Google-based web applications, and automation tools while coordinating across multiple contract task areas. This position requires a balance of strategic vision, technical acumen, and hands-on product management to mature Hive Groups BI capabilities from rapid prototyping toward sustainable, productized solutions with proper documentation, testing standards, and internal controls. This will be a hybrid position with occasional in-office requirements. Candidates must reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. GSA AAS works with federal agencies to create and manage innovative acquisition solutions for large, complex government requirements. AAS currently manages approximately 1,300 active post-award contracts worth roughly $176B in total contract value. Hive Group is the prime contractor on the SQuAT program, leading a team of approximately 130 personnel providing full lifecycle acquisition services, including (but not limited to) financial and project management, business intelligence, quality management, and training development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data/Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or field related to the role.
7+ years of progressive experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or software development.
3+ years of experience leading technical teams or managing product/portfolio in a federal contracting environment.
Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
Demonstrated understanding of federal acquisition processes or government data systems.
Experience with dashboard development, data management, enterprise deployment, implementing structured SDLC practices in regulated or federal environments.
Experience with the Google Workspace ecosystem including Google Apps Script, Google Cloud APIs, and Google-based automations and web application development.
Experience with version control systems (Git/GitHub) and CI/CD pipelines.
Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and manage competing priorities.
Strong documentation skills with ability to create SOPs, user guides, and communicate technical topics to non-technical audiences effectively.
Excellent communication skills with ability to present to senior government leadership.
Experience with change management and driving adoption of new tools and processes.

Nice To Haves

Masters degree in Data Science, Business Administration, or related field.
Experience with Databricks or similar big data platforms.
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PMI-ACP, or equivalent agile certification.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience with GSA or AAS specifically.
Background in productizing internal tools for commercialization or cross-agency reuse.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of cross-functional developers performing data analytics, ETL pipeline development, workflow automation, lightweight web application and dashboard building utilizing Google Apps Script, Google Cloud APIs, Tableau, PGAdmin, PostgreSQL, Python, Jupyter Notebook, Databricks.
Lead development, adoption and adherence of modern development practices including; documentation and SOPs, peer review and quality assurance practices, proper code management, systematizing solutions, CI/CD pipeline standards and deployment processes, and UI/UX consistency across products and platforms.
Own the product roadmap and backlog for BI solutions, establishing clear prioritization criteria aligned with organizational goals and client needs.
Utilizing Agile methodologies, define acceptance criteria and break large initiatives into deliverable-sized increments to prevent misalignment and improve communication and user adoption.
Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate product vision, status, and trade-offs to both technical teams and government leadership.
Evaluate existing tools and solutions to determine consolidation, enhancement, or sunset decisions.
Advance internal controls, development metrics and team quality standards to meet and exceed contract SLA requirements.
Collaborate with contract and portfolio leadership, task and team lead peers to engage in productive, efficiency-first brainstorming and strategizing for building cross-task automation and intelligence solutions.
Drive ideation and execution of AI enablement of, and integration within, existing and new workflows and products.
change management initiatives to transition users from spreadsheet-based workflows to low-code and cloud solutions