Technical Lead Web Developer

Katmai

3d•$170,000 - $180,000•Remote

About The Position

Act as a subject-matter expert for web development for the Decennial Budget Integration Tool (DBiT) Support Services contract with the U.S. Census Bureau (USCB). Plan scalable, high-performance web system structures and select appropriate frameworks, cloud services, and APIs. Enforce coding guidelines, conduct code reviews, and set up testing frameworks for clean, maintainable code. Provide application architecture and technical direction, oversee modernization activities, guide development standards, support CI/CD and integration practices, and resolve complex technical issues. Write complex or critical code, solve performance bottlenecks, and optimize database queries while identifying risks, redundancies, and outdated infrastructure, and planning updates and system security audits. Work in an Agile Scrum execution team to ensure all contract deliverables, program milestones, and reporting requirements are met in support of program objectives. Maintain code, scripts, and configuration files in source control (GitHub Enterprise) per agency and industry standards, with traceability back to the originating Jira work item. Support Cognos administration and reporting, analyze business and data requirements, develop and maintain reporting products. Support data models and dashboards and coordinate with technical personnel to resolve reporting and data issues. Implement the Quality Control Plan, monitor compliance with approved processes, coordinate internal reviews and audits, track corrective actions, and maintain the risk, issue, and change-control processes. Translate business and product requirements into clear technical specifications for the team. Coordinate with product managers, designers, and QA engineers to align development with business objectives. Train and guide junior and mid-level developers through pair programming and constructive feedback. Assign tasks based on team member strengths and track progress to meet project delivery goals. Responsible for conducting internal peer reviews and process audits prior to submissions. Use enterprise monitoring tools to drive SLA reporting, capacity planning, and proactive and reactive incident response, tracking health and performance metrics such as up/down status, license thresholds, job monitoring, and account expirations. Document business requirements, processes, procedures, meeting notes, and newly discovered requirements in Confluence, keeping the team's knowledge repository current and preventing knowledge silos. Participate in Agile Scrum activities, including daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, translating priorities into committed, traceable work. Maintain regular and punctual attendance. Perform other duties as assigned. Serve as a technical lead for the program. Provide direction to business-intelligence and administration staff without formal supervisory authority.

Requirements

Must be able to meet and maintain eligibility requirements for a Public Trust position in accordance with Department of Commerce and OPM requirements.
U.S. work authorization is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
Twelve (12) or more years of software-development experience across frontend and backend technologies.
Demonstrated expertise in managing web projects from start to finish, with the ability to resolve major technical blockers under pressure.
Demonstrated expertise in designing overall web systems and choosing frameworks (like React, Vue, or Node.js).
Demonstrated knowledge of Agile / Scrum practices in a Government CI/CD environment.
Experience producing SOPs and technical documentation
Must obtain and maintain any necessary security access and/or background checks.

Nice To Haves

Master's preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience modernizing legacy applications for cloud environments (AWS or Azure).
Experience with secure coding practices and automated security scanning in a CI/CD pipeline.
Experience with enterprise monitoring and incident response in a federal or regulated environment aligned to NIST standards.
Familiarity with the Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, or comparable federal financial, budget, or statistical-agency systems.

Responsibilities

Provide application architecture and technical direction
Oversee modernization activities
Guide development standards
Support CI/CD and integration practices
Resolve complex technical issues
Write complex or critical code
Solve performance bottlenecks
Optimize database queries
Identify risks, redundancies, and outdated infrastructure
Plan updates and system security audits
Ensure all contract deliverables, program milestones, and reporting requirements are met
Maintain code, scripts, and configuration files in source control (GitHub Enterprise)
Support Cognos administration and reporting
Analyze business and data requirements
Develop and maintain reporting products
Support data models and dashboards
Coordinate with technical personnel to resolve reporting and data issues
Implement the Quality Control Plan
Monitor compliance with approved processes
Coordinate internal reviews and audits
Track corrective actions
Maintain the risk, issue, and change-control processes
Translate business and product requirements into clear technical specifications
Coordinate with product managers, designers, and QA engineers
Train and guide junior and mid-level developers through pair programming and constructive feedback
Assign tasks based on team member strengths and track progress to meet project delivery goals
Conduct internal peer reviews and process audits prior to submissions
Use enterprise monitoring tools to drive SLA reporting, capacity planning, and proactive and reactive incident response
Track health and performance metrics
Document business requirements, processes, procedures, meeting notes, and newly discovered requirements in Confluence
Participate in Agile Scrum activities, including daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
Translate priorities into committed, traceable work
Maintain regular and punctual attendance
Perform other duties as assigned
Provide direction to business-intelligence and administration staff without formal supervisory authority