Lead Software Engineer (Java/Angular)

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Sky Solutions is a trusted partner in government contracting, empowering federal agencies with cutting-edge IT solutions. Our expertise spans AI-first enablement, delivering innovative solutions and advanced cybersecurity, fortifying digital ecosystems against emerging threats and digital transformation through low-code/no-code development, cloud solutions, and agile methodologies. We simplify complex processes and deliver breakthrough results for federal clients across healthcare, financial services, and national security.

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer (Java/Angular)

Location: Tysons Corner, VA

Duration: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Java/Angular) with strong full-stack development expertise and technical leadership experience to support the design, development, integration, testing, and modernization of enterprise applications for a mission-critical Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal healthcare program.

The ideal candidate will be hands-on with Angular/TypeScript, Java 17+, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST APIs, while providing technical guidance, conducting code reviews, mentoring developers, and ensuring adherence to software engineering best practices. Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve coding productivity, testing, debugging, and code quality is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of enterprise applications using Angular/TypeScript and Java/Spring Boot.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to software engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Design and develop scalable backend services, microservices, REST APIs, and frontend application components.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, code quality practices, and secure development guidelines.
• Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and guide root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, Amazon Q Developer, ChatGPT, Claude, or comparable tools for code generation, refactoring, debugging, testing, and documentation.
• Review and validate AI-generated code for correctness, security, performance, maintainability, and compliance with project standards.
• Guide the development and execution of unit and integration tests using JUnit 5 and appropriate frontend testing frameworks.
• Support API integrations, database development, and enterprise data access using Spring Cloud/OpenFeign, JPA/Hibernate, SQL, and Teradata.
• Collaborate with architects, QA, DevSecOps, business analysts, and other stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Support cloud-native application development and deployments using AWS, Docker, and established DevSecOps practices.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical discussions, and delivery planning.
• Mentor team members, promote knowledge sharing, and identify opportunities to improve development efficiency and software quality.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience, including significant hands-on Java full-stack development.
• Strong expertise in Java 17+, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST API development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Angular, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical implementation, conducting code reviews, and mentoring developers.
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate, relational databases, and SQL development.
• Experience with Maven, Git, JUnit 5, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted software development tools for coding, refactoring, debugging, testing, or code analysis.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated code for quality, security, correctness, and maintainability.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, technical decision-making, and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government or healthcare technology programs.
• Experience working with CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, or Program Integrity systems.
• Experience with AWS, Docker, and cloud-native application architectures.
• Experience with Teradata, Spring Cloud/OpenFeign, and Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Familiarity with SonarQube, DevSecOps practices, and automated testing.
• Experience with distributed caching technologies such as Hazelcast.
• Experience with enterprise content management and workflow platforms such as IBM FileNet.
• Experience applying AI-assisted development to application modernization, automated testing, and developer productivity.

Work Environment: The Lead Software Engineer will work with a multidisciplinary technology team supporting enterprise application development and modernization within the CMS federal healthcare environment. xklufbp The role combines hands-on full-stack engineering with technical leadership to deliver secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions.