Lead Engineer

Summary

Lead Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer's core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!

Chenega IT Enterprise Services (CITES) offers forward-thinking technology solutions to federal agencies and the DoD. Formed in 2016 to serve federal customers CONUS, CITES has grown quickly into a best practices leader for the modern federal enterprise.

Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions (CARS) is seeking a Lead Engineer to lead the development, maintenance, and support of TRICARE Manuals Application Area (TMAA) web applications. This role will involve systems engineering, project management, and system administration to ensure seamless functionality and compliance with DHA security standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain TRICARE Manuals web applications for public and DHA users.
• Design and build application components, ensuring scalability and performance.
• Write, review, and maintain clean, efficient, and scalable code using Microsoft Blazor, C#, and .NET Core.
• Perform code reviews/pull request reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Develop and execute automated tests (unit and integration) for application reliability.
• Perform system testing and troubleshoot issues across development environments.
• Deploy application releases in cloud-based environments.
• Engage in Agile development practices (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and backlog management).
• Implement and maintain automated testing capabilities using continuous integration (CI) tools.
• Collaborate with project owners and stakeholders to prioritize and define project work.
• Lead daily development team stand-up meetings and bi-weekly sprint planning sessions.
• Plan, track, and report project progress through monthly status meetings.
• Develop and document user stories and project feature requirements.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance (QA) personnel to validate application functionality.
• Maintain project coding standards and best practices.
• Manage system documentation and support risk assessment efforts in collaboration with the Enclave as a Service (EaaS) Team.
• Develop and submit Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) entries for security tracking in eMASS.
• Provide updated Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to EaaS on a quarterly basis.
• Collaborate with TMAA desktop publishing developers to ensure seamless data transfer.
• Maintain and troubleshoot TMAA software applications to ensure optimal performance.
• Track, identify, and document IAVM patches and mitigations for security compliance.
• Coordinate with Platform as a Service (PaaS) administrators for OS patching as required.
• Complete and submit DHA Hosting Consolidated System Access Requests (DD2875) for project server access.
• Manage PaaS and Database as a Service (DBaaS) customer responsibilities, including server OS installation and configuration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred).
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• CompTIA Security+ certification (required).
• Background check required
  • Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance and maintain access to customer systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on troubleshooting complex issues.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities, able to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Blazor, C#, and .NET Core.
• Frontend development experience with HTML, CSS, XML, and JavaScript.
• Expertise in backend technologies including SQL, Microsoft Entity Framework, JSON, YAML, and Markdown.
• Experience with full-text search engines such as dtSearch and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure DevOps, Git, and Splunk for work management, source control, and CI/CD.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and sprint-based workflows.
• Strong experience with unit testing and debugging best practices.
• Experience working within the Defense Health Agency (DHA) or other DoD healthcare IT environments.
• Knowledge of DHA security policies, eMASS, STIGs, and POA&M processes.
• Understanding of data security compliance in a federal healthcare setting.
• Deep understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and yet be effective within a team setting
• Must be capable of managing multiple efforts with time-related constraints in a fast-paced contracting environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups and individuals
• Friendly presence, helpful attitude, good interpersonal skills, and ability to work well with others.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office applications
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications, and experience working in a home office setting as well as the ability to train end users on frequently asked technical issues.
• Ability to provide technical assistance and support over the phone, good phone skills, professional demeanor, and previous customer service experience strongly desired.
• Good problem-solving skills with the ability to visualize a problem/situation and think abstractly to solve it

How you'll grow

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn.

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.

Benefits

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.

Chenega MIOS's culture

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.

Corporate citizenship

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.

Learn more about Chenega's impact on the world.

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Estimated Salary/Wage

USD $144,000.00/Yr. Up to USD $200,000.00/Yr.