TechFlow is seeking an experienced Senior Software Architect / Lead Software Engineer to support a mission-critical DoD software development and modernization program in Montgomery, AL. This program provides software development and technical support services to sustain, enhance, and optimize a critical customer system through secure, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
The successful candidate will lead the architectural design and development of modern software capabilities while ensuring solutions are built using nonproprietary, open-standard technologies that support scalability, maintainability, reliability, and long-term mission success. This role will provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, collaborating with software engineers, DevSecOps professionals, testers, database administrators, and Agile team members to deliver high-quality, secure software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural design and technical implementation of scalable, maintainable, reliable, and secure software solutions using open-standard technologies.
- Develop and maintain software solutions using modern Java enterprise development practices and industry-standard frameworks.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain clean, efficient, secure source code within Government-owned Git repositories.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to software development teams, promoting best practices in architecture, coding standards, and secure development.
- Participate in and conduct mandatory peer code reviews to ensure software quality, maintainability, and adherence to established standards.
- Ensure software meets automated quality and security requirements through continuous integration, automated testing, and Static Application Security Testing (SAST).
- Analyze and remediate software vulnerabilities, ensuring all new Blocker, Critical, and High security findings are addressed prior to task completion.
- Identify, evaluate, and execute technical debt remediation efforts based on Government priorities.
- Maintain and improve software quality metrics, including: minimum 90% automated test coverage for new code, overall SonarQube code quality rating of "A", inline documentation for at least 90% of individual methods using tool-compatible formats.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements.
- Research, prototype, and evaluate emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), low-code/no-code platforms, and AI-assisted software development tools.
- Mentor software engineers and promote adoption of modern development practices, tools, and technologies.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on software quality, performance, security, and mission effectiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field.
- Minimum 7 years of experience developing Java enterprise applications.
- Strong experience with: Java enterprise application development, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs and Microservices architectures.
- Experience with software quality and security tools, including: SonarQube, GitLab CI/CD, Static Application Security and Testing (SAST) tools.
- Experience developing secure software solutions within a DevSecOps environment.
- Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards.
- Experience supporting DoD cybersecurity requirements, including Risk Management Framework (RMF) and STIG compliance.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, secure coding practices, and modern development methodologies.
- Active Secret Security Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting DoD software modernization programs.
- Experience with U.S. Air Force or other DoD mission applications.
- Demonstrated experience integrating artificial intelligence/machine learning capabilities into software solutions.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve software engineering efficiency.
- Experience with cloud-native architectures and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience mentoring and leading software engineering teams.
- Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies and Scrum practices.
Benefits
Founded in 1995 at the start of the dot-com revolution, TechFlow helped large commercial clients such as DreamWorks, Toshiba, MGM, and others modernize their business systems. Today, with deep operational roots in the bi-coastal innovation hubs of California and Washington DC, TechFlow continues as a leader in applying innovative engineering, technology, integration solutions, and support services to the Federal Government’s most demanding mission and business challenges.
Our culture thrives on out-of-the-box thinking and the unique powerful entrepreneurial expressions of our employee-owners. As a 100% employee-owned company, we have a shared expectation of commitment, accountability, and responsibility driven by a culture that embraces innovation and new ideas. Our goal is not to do what has been done, but to do it better.
TechFlow has four principal lines of business: Platform Services, Digital Services, Base Operations and Energy and Mobility Solutions. Our company has a strong track record of successful contracts in both areas and encourages cross-collaboration.
TechFlow, Inc is 100% employee-owned. Come make a difference in a job that contributes to your future and helps us build an agile workplace!
- Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) – Pride in being an employee-owner and annual employer contribution (per plan guidelines)
- 401k plan with Roth option.
- Eligibility for an employer match.
- Immediate vesting
- Paid time off
- Holidays – 11 paid holidays per year
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Company-paid Life & AD&D insurance plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Resources
- Company-paid training and development program
- Voluntary benefits include:
- Life & AD&D Insurance for employee, spouse, and children
- Short-term and long-term disability (per plan guidelines)
- Legal Shield and Identity Theft protection plans
- Pet Insurance
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 7 years of experience developing Java enterprise applications.
- Experience with Java enterprise application development, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs and Microservices architectures.
- Experience with software quality and security tools including SonarQube, GitLab CI/CD, and SAST tools.
- Experience developing secure software solutions within a DevSecOps environment.
- Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards.
- Experience supporting DoD cybersecurity requirements, including Risk Management Framework (RMF) and STIG compliance.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, secure coding practices, and modern development methodologies.
- Experience working with Government-owned Git repositories / Git.
- Active Secret Security Clearance.
- Experience supporting DoD software modernization programs.
- Experience with U.S. Air Force or other DoD mission applications.
- Demonstrated experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into software solutions.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve software engineering efficiency.
- Experience with cloud-native architectures and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience mentoring and leading software engineering teams.
- Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies and Scrum practices.
What We Do
At TechFlow, we relish solving the difficult problems, making an impact, and exceeding customer expectations. TechFlow is a 25-year-old, employee-owned organization defined by innovation, openness, and agility. TechFlow is different than traditional systems integrators - we are both integrators and optimizers. We are populated, in part, by former senior leaders at OEM organizations and traditional systems integrators who wanted to be part of a more agile and responsive organization. We are leaders in innovative software development and transformation. We have modernized more than 50 distinct government information technology applications using Agile and SAFe software development techniques. TechFlow was one of the first government contractors to successfully embrace the use of the Scaled Agile (SAFe) software development methodology and we continue to promulgate this increasingly high standard methodology throughout our government programs, including the majority of new software applications under development for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). We are experts in performance-based logistics (PBL) with hundreds of dedicated TechFlow Field Service Technicians (FSTs) across the nation providing around-the-clock preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance. We support thousands of government buildings, thousands of pieces of equipment by responding to tens of thousands of work orders per year, and purchasing millions of dollars of parts annually while significantly exceeding service level requirements. We excel in information assurance and have a track record of successfully obtaining authority to operate (ATO) for challenging applications. In the last year, we have led the ATO process for three different mobile applications including, among others, a highly-secured tablet based application that provides real-time mission planning updates to USMC special forces. To learn more, please visit our website at: https://www.techflow.com/about-us
