Java Developer
harmonia revolutionalMcLean (VA)
About the role
Java & Ci/Cd Technical Team Lead (Sme) Revolutional delivers advanced technology solutions and mission support to federal agencies across civilian, health, and national security environments. We apply modern capabilities, including AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT modernization to solve complex challenges, enable faster and more secure operations, and drive measurable mission outcomes. We are redefining how federal technology gets built and delivered by operating with a product mindset, prioritizing speed, ownership, and execution over bureaucracy. Revolutional is seeking an experienced Java & Ci/Cd Technical Team Lead (Sme) to lead day-to-day technical execution for a federal government software development program. This is a hands-on technical leadership role combining deep Java engineering expertise with ownership of Ci/Cd practices, delivery quality, and team coordination. The team lead will guide developers and DevOps engineers across Agile workstreams, translate technical priorities into actionable work, remove delivery obstacles, and serve as a primary technical point of contact for program stakeholders. The successful candidate will balance coding and architectural decisions with coaching, code reviews, sprint execution, and reliable releases.
What you'll do:
Lead and coordinate daily technical work for Java developers and Ci/Cd engineers, clarifying priorities, assigning technical tasks, and tracking delivery dependencies.
Provide hands-on Java engineering leadership, including architecture guidance, complex development, code reviews, debugging, and performance improvements.
Own technical standards for Ci/Cd pipelines, build automation, automated testing, deployment reliability, and secure release practices.
Partner with Scrum Masters and program leadership on sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimates, technical risks, and delivery commitments across Agile teams. Mentor engineers, provide constructive technical feedback, promote knowledge sharing, and help the team adopt consistent development and DevSecOps practices.
Coordinate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, architecture, and quality assurance teams to resolve integration issues and maintain secure software delivery.
Lead root-cause investigations and tiger teams for complex Java application, pipeline, and production deployment problems.
Review solution designs and technical deliverables for maintainability, security, completeness, and alignment with government requirements.
Assess existing development processes and recommend improvements to pipeline efficiency, code quality, test coverage, and release predictability.
Prepare technical assessments, implementation plans, status briefings, and level-of-effort estimates; communicate decisions and risks to government stakeholders.
Contribute directly to implementation when needed while maintaining team-level visibility and accountability for technical outcomes.
What you bring (requirements):U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a related technical field.10+ years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, Java development, DevOps, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated experience leading or serving as the technical lead for software engineering teams, including mentoring, code reviews, and coordinating technical delivery.
Extensive hands-on Java development experience, including enterprise application design and frameworks such as Spring or Spring Boot. Strong experience designing, implementing, and improving Ci/Cd pipelines and build processes using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab Ci/Cd, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Maven, or Gradle.
Ability to lead technical troubleshooting across application, integration, build, test, and deployment environments.
Strong understanding of DevSecOps, secure development, automated testing, version control (Git), and software release management.
Experience working in Agile teams and translating requirements into executable technical plans and deliverables.
Excellent communication, stakeholder coordination, prioritization, and problem-solving skills; ability to remain hands-on while leading others.
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