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SOFTWARE ENGINEER Team LeadFront End 12+ yrs of Experience TSSCI wPoly clearance is required TB 0608


Job Location:

Annapolis, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: K 235 - 242
Experience Required: 10-15years
Posted: 21 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Software Engineer - Team Lead/Front End - 12 yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required


Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a Software Engineer to join our team who can support Nightwing CODEX directly meeting mission-critical needs in partnership with mission customers. This individual will lead a team of UI developers designing front-end architecture and coding standards while remaining hands-on in development across the full software product lifecycle in an agile environment. Responsibilities span analyzing user requirements to derive design and performance standards developing and debugging software integrating systems and implementing algorithms to meet performance goals. The ideal candidate has front end experience translates UX/UI designs into accessible production-ready interfaces and mentors junior developers while collaborating closely with system engineers and product stakeholders to resolve technical problem areas.


Location: Annapolis Junction MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI

Polygraph: Required


Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 235K-242K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to location the individuals particular combination of education knowledge skills competencies and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Capabilities
  • Lead and mentor a team of UI/front-end developers providing technical guidance standards and code review
  • Architect and implement scalable maintainable front-end solutions using modern frameworks
  • Translate prototypes and design specifications into functional responsive and accessible interfaces
  • Collaborate with backend engineers to design and integrate APIs ensuring efficient data flow between front-end and back-end systems
  • Contribute to full-stack development efforts as needed including backend services database interactions and deployment pipelines
  • Establish and enforce front-end coding standards best practices and component reuse across the team
  • Partner with UX/UI and systems engineers to ensure design intent is preserved through implementation
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks cross-browser issues and technical debt
  • Participate in sprint planning technical estimation and architectural decision-making
  • Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (e.g. Section 508 WCAG) throughout development


Requirements

Required Skills

Proven experience leading or mentoring a development team
Strong proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (e.g. React Angular Vue) and standard web technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript)
Full-stack experience including backend development (e.g. Python Java RESTful/GraphQL API design
Experience with state management component-based architecture and responsive design
Familiarity with version control (Git) CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments (AWS Azure or GovCloud is a plus)
Experience working closely with UX/UI and systems engineers to ensure accurate implementation of accessible interfaces
Experience working with tiered architectural systems and in a Linux/Ubuntu environment is a plus


Desired Skills

1. Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
2. Debug existing software and correct defects
3. Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
4. Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
5. Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
6. Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
7. Write or review software and system documentation
8. Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
9. Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
10. Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
11. Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
12. Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
13. Modify existing software to correct errors to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance
14. Design develop and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
15. Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing system resource or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
16. Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
17. Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
18. Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities performance requirements and interfaces
19. Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met
20. Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
21. Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams
22. Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
23. Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
24. Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance

Qualifications

  • Twelve (12) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope type and complexity is required.
  • A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
  • Seven (7) years experience in Software Database and Repository Interface Development


Benefits


CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

  • Three available medical plans2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
  • Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25000
  • CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program

Dental Plan

  • Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

  • Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

10% contribution paid by the company automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance AD&D Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

20 Paid Time Off Days

6 Federal Holidays

5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor.





Required Skills:

Required Skills Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept Development Production Utilization Support and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel government overseers and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity quality and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288: Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition Requirements Analysis Architectural Design Implementation Integration Verification Transition Validation Operation Maintenance and Disposal; Project Process Area - Project Planning Project Assessment and Control Decision Management Risk Management Configuration Management Information Management and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management Infrastructure Management Lifecycle Model Management Human Resource Management and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply. A Bachelors degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus six (6) years of systems engineering experience OR A High School Diploma or GED plus ten (10) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area). OR A Masters degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience. Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics Biomedical Chemical Civil Computer Electrical Environmental Mechanical Nuclear Software Systems and Engineering Management. Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry Computer Science Information Systems Mathematics and Physics