Lead Software Engineer

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results. This is a contingent position based upon customer approval. SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to support a government customer on a mission-critical, server-rendered web application. You will lead a small development team, collaborate with stakeholders, and deliver enhancements across the application stack—UI, server-side logic, and database—while maintaining high standards for reliability, security, and maintainability. Responsibilities: Lead a software development team through planning, delivery, and operational support of a production application. Partner with user groups and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical designs and implementation plans. Design and implement enhancements using server-rendered web application patterns (MVC, routing, middleware/request pipeline concepts, configuration, and dependency injection). Build and maintain rich, data-driven UI experiences using an enterprise UI component framework, including heavy grid usage and advanced data interaction patterns. Implement server-side data operations to support UI behaviors such as paging, sorting, filtering, inline/batch editing, export/reporting, and localization. Develop and optimize database objects and queries in SQL Server / Azure SQL, including performance tuning and indexing strategies. Establish and improve automated testing practices (unit and integration tests) and integrate quality checks into the delivery workflow. Produce clear technical documentation, runbooks, and operating procedures; support scheduled deployments and troubleshoot issues across environments. Diagnose and resolve defects across UI, application logic, and database layers using logs, traces, and diagnostic tools. Recommend improvements in engineering practices (secure coding, code quality, performance profiling, maintainability). Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. 7+ years of full lifecycle software development experience, including support of production systems. Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. Experience leading or mentoring a software development team (technical leadership, code review, delivery coordination). Strong experience building server-rendered web applications using modern web frameworks and patterns (MVC-style). Hands-on experience with enterprise UI component frameworks, especially data grid-centric applications and complex form workflows. Strong database experience with SQL Server / Azure SQL, including query optimization, indexing, and stored routines as applicable. Experience with a modern DevOps toolchain: Git-based source control, branching strategies, pull requests, an