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Software Engineer Technical Team Lead

CACI


Job Location:

Howard County, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 113200 - 237800
Posted: 26 September 2026 (10 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 24 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Software Engineer - Technical Team Lead

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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Serve as the Technical Team Lead for the Mission Intelligence (MI) team supporting data engineering analytics and automation initiatives. The MI team operates a business intelligence platform that enables enterprise-wide data driven decision making. Your primary responsibility is to ensure the reliability availability and quality of this mission critical platform. You will also contribute to the MI team as a system engineer software engineer and analytic developer where you will design develop and integrate solutions involving the analysis of large data sets to establish mission cognizance and deliver mission-centric insights.
Responsibilities
Develop analytics to combine normalize and enrich large data sets.
Design and implement ETL workflows to convert and normalize data.
Augment the platform with new tools or technologies.
Gather stakeholder requirements assess available data and develop solutions for delivering key metrics.
Break down tasks into actionable steps that demonstrate consistent progress.
Remove technical obstacles manage expectations and support team execution.
Define and communicate task scope through clear documentation and tracking systems.
Enable the team to integrate site reliability engineering practices into the operational platform.
Mentor and guide junior software engineers and data scientists.
Produce project management materials such as agendas meeting notes and design decision records.
Skills Requirements: Experience supporting enterprise-scale platforms.
Strong Java development skills.
Familiarity with customer authentication and authorization platforms and standards.
Experience with service containerization and deployment with Docker/Kubernetes.
Familiarity with Git for software version control.
Experience with Atlassian Tools (Jira Confluence).
Customer service mindset.
Experience leading technical teams.
Effective interpersonal skills for collaborating across diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
Experience or exposure to site reliability engineering (SRE) principles.
Willingness to contribute to internal and customer-facing documentation.

Qualifications:
Required:
Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Science Engineering Management or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
A minimum of 12 years of experience as a Lead Systems Engineer on programs of similar scope type and complexity
Proven experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.

Desired:
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Extensive experience working directly with mission-focused customers.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand sophisticated dataflows and automation concepts.
Experience guiding system development through engineering management plans.
Experience with Apache NiFi
Experience defining system functional and component-level requirements.
Hands on experience automating test cases using software tools and systems.
Experience working in an agile continuous delivery environment.
Exposure to operational scenario support and transitions to production environments.
Experience monitoring deployed systems dataflows and tool performance.

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member youll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customers missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. Youll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together we will advance our nations most critical missions build on our lengthy track record of business success and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.


Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare wellness financial retirement family support continuing education and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$113200 - $237800

CACI is anEqualOpportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation age national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any otherprotectedcharacteristic.

Required Experience:

Manager


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