Application Solutions Lead for NIH Hybrid
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- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): Protects public health and safety by controlling and preventing disease injury and disability.
- NIH (National Institutes of Health): Conducts and supports medical and behavioral research through 27 separate institutes and centers.
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration): Ensures the safety and efficacy of drugs medical devices the food supply cosmetics and tobacco products.
- CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services): Administers Medicare Medicaid the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and health insurance marketplaces.
- ACF (Administration for Children and Families): Promotes the economic and social well-being of families children individuals and communities.
- ACL (Administration for Community Living): Focuses on maximizing the independence well-being and health of older adults and people with disabilities.
- HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration): Improves access to health care services for people who are uninsured isolated or medically vulnerable.
- SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): Leads public efforts to advance behavioral health and reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness.
- IHS (Indian Health Service): Provides federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): Conducts research to make health care safer higher quality more accessible and more affordable.
- ASPR (Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response): Coordinates federal medical and public health preparedness and response for disasters and emergencies.
- ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health): Funds high-risk high-reward biomedical and health breakthroughs.
- ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry): Protects communities from harmful exposures to hazardous and toxic substances
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Job Description: Lead Developer (Python / GraphQL / AWS) Job Title: Lead Developer Development & Support Location: Bethesda MD (Hybrid 3 days on-site per week) Position Type: Full-Time Experience Level: 1015 Years Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Developer to head our engineering and application support this role you will provide technical direction and leadership to a combined development and support team ensuring the successful delivery of new features while maintaining high system reliability. This is a hybrid position requiring you to be on-site three days a week at our Bethesda MD office. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in cloud-native Python architectures strong team-management capabilities and immediate readiness to collaborate within federal health IT environments. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Lead mentor and manage a dual-focused team handling both new software development and production support/maintenance. Architecture & Design: Guide the architectural design of scalable backend services efficient data graphs and cloud infrastructure. Operations & Support: Oversee Tier 3 support activities troubleshoot complex production bottlenecks and establish robust monitoring and incident management workflows. Code Excellence: Establish coding standards conduct comprehensive code reviews and drive modern CI/CD and DevOps practices. Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with product managers system administrators and NIH stakeholders to align technical execution with organizational goals. Required Technical Skills and Qualifications Overall Experience: 10 to 15 years of professional software engineering experience including a minimum of 3 years leading engineering teams. Backend Development: Advanced expert-level proficiency in Python and its core framework ecosystem. API Architecture: Production-proven experience designing building and optimizing GraphQL APIs. Database Management: Strong expertise in PostgreSQL including schema design indexing and complex query optimization. Cloud Computing: Direct experience architecting and maintaining infrastructure on AWS (e.g. Lambda EC2 RDS IAM CloudWatch). Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Location: Ability to work on-site in Bethesda MD 3 days a week. Preferred Qualifications NIH Familiarity: Current or recent experience working on-site or directly with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Facility Access: Possession of a current active NIH badge (PIV card) for rapid onboarding and facility access. Education Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
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Masters preferred
