Technical Lead Engineer ICAM

GEOAxIS is looking for a Technical Lead to work with the technical leadership team to help drive program technical execution innovation and modernization.

The GEOAxIS system provides Identity Credential and Access Management for all web applications. GEOAxIS enables online on-demand access to NGA GEOINT content based on users authoritative attributes/roles. Our Mission is to maintain highly available ICAM services for protecting those critical mission applications across all security domains. Under the GxNext contract awarded to Leidos in 2021 our mission is to maintain resilient and scalable ICAM services through 2031.

Primary Responsibilities

• Suggest technical improvements and enhancements to the GEOAxIS architecture

• Contribute to strategic design initiatives that drive long-term technical innovation

• Collaborate with external stakeholders to address mission-critical needs

• Provide hands on implementation assistance to development and operational teams

• Assist in leading design efforts for integrating new ICAM technologies and services

• Minimize technical debt via automation and DevOps best practices

• Increase GEOAxIS availability and observability

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 8-12 years of experience in Software Development DevOps or Systems Engineering additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree is acceptable.

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a Polygraph

• At least 2 Year of DevOps experience

• Experience in at least one of the following languages: Bash Python Java NodeJS

• Security certification or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire

• Exceptional communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical audiences

• Strong interpersonal skills and proven track record of leading technical teams conveying technical solutions to technical and non-technical audiences

• Candidate must be able to physically be in Chantilly VA a minimum of 4 days a week to work with the team with occasional meetings in Reston and/or Springfield VA

• All candidates must be US CITIZENS to be considered for the position

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in ICAM systems

• Experience designing/supporting RESTful or SOAP services

• Hands-on knowledge of container technologies and orchestration platforms (Rancher RKE2 OpenShift)

• Experience containerizing legacy software systems

• Familiarity with DevOps tools: Ansible ArgoCD GitLab Nexus3 Kubernetes

• Relevant certifications: RHCSA/RHCE AWS Solutions Architect/DevOps Engineer CKA/CKAD

• Strong background in Linux system administration

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