Technical Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage a technical team across multiple simultaneous development initiatives and platforms.

• Monitor ongoing projects and maintain visibility into committed tasks versus preliminary ideas.

• Propel action items to timely resolution and ensure team accountability.

• Facilitate smooth transitions between developers, testers, and business analysts.

• Keep track of branch and version management across various development streams.

• Act as the first point of contact for development issues, resolving routine problems and escalating complex cases.

• Conduct mid-development evaluations to identify risks and ensure workstreams remain on schedule.

• Create technical how-to guides and support documentation.

• Standardize repeatable processes within the team to enhance efficiency and consistency.

• Validate technical content with developers and review finalized documentation with the Program Manager.

• Engage in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, story creation, and daily stand-ups.

• Provide guidance to the Program Manager regarding use cases, technical direction, and prioritization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline from an accredited institution (or equivalent experience).

• Over 5 years of experience in software development or a technical leadership capacity.

• More than 2 years of experience leading or coordinating technical teams in an Agile framework.

• Development experience in at least one of the following: UiPath, Appian, Power Platform, Python, C#, AWS.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Capability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent workstreams across various technology stacks.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle practices, including branch and version management.

• Experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming/story creation, and daily stand-ups.

• Ability to triage technical issues and differentiate between routine fixes and matters that require escalation.

• Experience in developing technical documentation and how-to guides for a variety of audiences.

• Strong interpersonal skills to foster trust among developers, business analysts, testers, and program leadership.

• Ability to identify risks early and proactively mitigate them before they impact delivery schedules.

• Eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance.

• Familiarity with Agile project management tools such as Jira (preferred).

• Experience mentoring junior developers or team members (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Paid time off.

• Paid parental leave.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Commuter benefits.

• Tuition reimbursement.