Lead Developer – DOJ Application Development & Maintenance

Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) is looking for an experienced Lead Developer to direct application development and maintenance for a mission-critical, cloud-hosted enterprise application supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The Lead Developer manages the development team and software integration work. They make sure each release follows approved plans, keeps existing functionality working, and meets DOJ performance and accessibility standards. Location: Washington, DC (hybrid; onsite as required) Clearance: Must be able to obtain a DOJ Tier 4 / high-risk public trust Employment: Full-time, contingent upon contract award

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle development, enhancement, and maintenance of web applications and public-facing interfaces using DOJ's Incremental IT Methodology and Agile practices.
• Manage and mentor application developers and software integrators and assign and track work in Jira.
• Oversee code quality, version control, and release readiness across the Development, QA, pre-production, and Production environments.
• Make sure changes go through change control and testing before they're promoted to production.
• Resolve defects and production issues and support weekly defect reporting.
• Keep applications compliant with Section 508 accessibility and multilingual (English/Spanish) content requirements.
• Scope and estimate iterative improvements and new capabilities, including mobile and SMS features.
• Report status, issues, and risks to the Program Manager and the government technical lead.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, engineering, or a related field. Equivalent experience may substitute for a degree.
• Five to seven years of progressively responsible software development and integration experience.
• Experience managing application development and software integration work, including application developers and software integrators.
• Experience overseeing project schedule, scope, and risk.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOJ Tier 4 / high-risk public trust.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Java, Spring, Node.js, TypeScript, and Thymeleaf.
• Experience with Bitbucket/Git, Jira, Confluence, and Visual Studio Code.
• Experience developing applications hosted in AWS GovCloud or Red Hat OpenShift (ROSA).
• Experience with automated testing tools such as Playwright and Postman.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, including integrating automated security checks, testing, and deployment into continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience in federal Agile operations and maintenance contracts.