Description

The position will act as the Technical Lead for an established development team that is currently adding additional staffing in support of the project. The Technical Lead will provide oversight, direction and guidance/consultation to the project development team throughout the entire project lifecycle through final acceptance of all deliverables. Will work with the project manager to ensure all aspects of project management disciplines and ensure compliance with agency specific and Commonwealth project management and project governance policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Review and validate project deliverables to ensure information accuracy, thoroughness, completeness and compliance.  Ensures project has a valid project plan that maintains scope, tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and that information is accurately disseminated to IT management. Directs corrective actions in any area in which performance falls below objectives. Monitor the progress of the project and provide quick and accurate responses to Agency leadership as to status, issues and risks of the project. Serve as liaison between Agency leadership and VITA in cooperation with the project manager. Assist in the preparation of reports and materials for regularly scheduled project reviews with Agency leadership, VITA, and the project oversight committee.

This position will be hybrid, with a requirement to work on site a minimum of three days per week.


 

Required/Desired Skills


 

SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof Experience
Experience acting as a Technical Lead on a successful large-scale IT projectRequired10Years
Extensive expertise in Azure Cloud Services like Azure AppServices, Azure Functions, AzureDevOps, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service, etc.Required10Years
Proficient in one or more programming languages (e.g., C#, .NET, Python, JavaScript)Required10Years
Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservice architecture, and serverless computingRequired10Years
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AMR templates, Bicep, or TerraformRequired10Years
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Azure Monitor and Application InsightsRequired10Years
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases in Azure (e.g., Azure SQL, Cosmos DB).Required10Years
Understanding of secure coding practices, role-based access control (RBAC), and compliance frameworks like GDPR or ISORequired10Years
Proven experience as a technical lead or similar role leading development teams through full project lifecycleRequired10Years
Strong grasp of Agile/Scrum practices, ceremonies, and iterative developmentRequired10Years
Ability to work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and stakeholdersRequired10Years
Experience guiding junior developers, promoting best practices, and maintaining code qualityRequired10Years
Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholdersRequired10Years
Ability to clearly communicate across distributed teamsRequired10Years
Skill with problem-solving and architectural decision-makingRequired10Years
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field strongly desired.Highly desired10Years
Scrum certifications such as SAFe highly desirable.Highly desired10Years
Microsoft certification as DevOps Engineer Expert highly desiredHighly desired10Years

Education

Any Graduate