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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Developer - **Company:** Guidehouse Inc. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $113,000.0 - $188,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Lifecycle Management, Application Performance Management, Computing Platforms, Confluence, JIRA, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Browser Compatibility, Software Bug Management, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Software Documentation, Code Review, Collaborative Software, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Sharing, DevOps, Web Development, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), IT Management, Performance Tuning, Software Maintenance, Regression Testing, Release Management, Secure Coding, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Software Vulnerability Management, Web Applications, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Logging, Enterprise Software Applications, Chatbots, Software Security, Technical Debt, Git, Integration Tests, Software Coding, Code Restructuring, Devsecops, User Administration, Plan of Action and Milestones - **Published:** July 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ab4fc1355b573d2e ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree. Additional Four (4) years of exp needed in lieu of degree. * 8+ years of experience in software development, application maintenance, systems integration, or technology modernization, including experience leading development teams or workstreams. * Demonstrated experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise applications in complex, mission-critical environments. * Experience supporting application operations and maintenance, defect resolution, release planning, deployment coordination, performance tuning, and production support. * Experience developing or supporting web applications, APIs, system-to-system integrations, data exchanges, forms processing, workflow capabilities, or user management functions. * Working knowledge of secure software development, application lifecycle management, configuration management, quality assurance, DevSecOps practices, and change management processes. * Ability to coordinate effectively with architects, product owners, scrum masters, developers, testers, operations teams, security teams, federal stakeholders, IV&V partners, helpdesk partners, and other contractors. * Strong understanding of: + Application design, coding standards, code reviews, refactoring, and maintainability + Web application development, APIs, integrations, data exchange, and interface troubleshooting + Unit, integration, regression, performance, accessibility, and security testing practices + Release readiness, deployment planning, defect triage, incident response, and production support + Technical documentation, system documentation, release notes, and operational knowledge transfer * Experience using development and collaboration tools such as Git, Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, CI/CD tools, or similar platforms. * Excellent technical communication, problem-solving, mentoring, and stakeholder coordination skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues to executive, federal, technical, and non-technical audiences. * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred. What Would Be Nice To Have: * Experience supporting federal grants management systems, shared service platforms, or large public-facing government applications. * Experience with HHS, ACF, CMS, HRSA, NIH, or other federal grant-making agencies. * Knowledge of HHS Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC), federal IT governance, security documentation, ATO support, and compliance-driven development environments. * Experience with FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, POA&M management, incident response, security monitoring, vulnerability remediation, or other federal cybersecurity requirements from an application delivery perspective. * Experience with Grants.gov-like capabilities, including funding opportunity posting, applicant registration, application submission, grantor user management, S2S integrations, form development, XML/PDF generation, SAM imports, or stuck submission troubleshooting. * Experience supporting chatbot, AI-enabled customer support, website updates, broken link remediation, helpdesk escalation workflows, or public-facing user support capabilities. * Experience supporting modernization, consolidation, transition-in, or multi-vendor integration initiatives involving multiple applications and stakeholder organizations. * Relevant certifications such as: AWS Certified Developer, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud certification; Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) or equivalent secure development certification; SAFe Practitioner, SAFe DevOps, or Agile software delivery certification; ITIL, Security+, or other relevant federal IT, cybersecurity, or service management certification. ## Description As a Lead Developer, you will provide technical leadership for teams supporting Grants.gov application operations, maintenance, enhancements, forms development, chatbot capabilities, system-to-system integrations, release planning, deployment, testing, documentation, and production support. You will work closely with federal stakeholders, architects, product owners, scrum masters, developers, testers, operations staff, security teams, IV&V partners, helpdesk partners, and modernization teams to design, build, troubleshoot, and deploy reliable, secure, scalable, and user-centered solutions. You will help ensure development activities align with HHS EPLC expectations, security and privacy requirements, application performance needs, and the operational continuity requirements of a public-facing federal shared service. * Lead application development, maintenance, and enhancement activities for Grants.gov, including web-based capabilities, system-to-system interfaces, forms processing, chatbot-related updates, and operational support features. * Provide hands-on technical leadership to developers by guiding solution design, coding standards, code reviews, troubleshooting, defect resolution, refactoring, and secure development practices. * Design, develop, test, and deploy approved application enhancements in accordance with HHS Enterprise Performance Life Cycle expectations and program change management processes. * Support corrective and preventative maintenance for the Grants.gov application and chatbot to sustain availability, performance, usability, and uninterrupted service through rolling deployment practices. * Develop and maintain Grants.gov forms and related processing capabilities, including validation, browser compatibility, Section 508 support, XML and PDF generation, and compatibility with current and prior form viewer versions. * Support S2S technical coordination, including certificate coordination, diagnostics, error log review, interface troubleshooting, and issue resolution for partner organizations. * Coordinate with operations, database, cloud, security, and application platform teams on deployments, configuration changes, performance tuning, monitoring, incident response, and production support needs. * Support testing activities, including unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, defect triage, IV&V coordination, release readiness, and validation of production changes. * Update and maintain technical documentation, development artifacts, system documentation, release notes, online help updates, troubleshooting guides, and other materials needed to operate and maintain the system. * Analyze production issues, helpdesk escalations, stuck submissions, broken links, performance concerns, and application defects; recommend and implement timely fixes and long-term improvements. * Partner with architects and modernization teams to identify technical improvements, reduce technical debt, improve maintainability, support cost-efficiency goals, and align legacy Grants.gov capabilities with future-state modernization objectives. * Communicate technical status, risks, design considerations, alternatives, and recommendations clearly to technical teams, federal stakeholders, and non-technical audiences. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [GitOps for the people](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/815-gitops-for-the-people) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026)