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# Lead Software Engineer II

- **Company:** Deloitte T.T.L.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $137,500.0 - $229,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing Security, DevOps, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Release Management, Software Engineering, User-Centered Design, Build Management, Cloud Integration, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** July 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://apply.deloitte.com/en_US/careers/Login?jobId=359279

## About the Role

* Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
 * Effective written and verbal communication skills
 * Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
 * Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
 * Ability to lead projects or workstreams
 * Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
 * Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
 * Ability to meet deadlines
 * Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others, Required:
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Engineering
 * 5+ years of software engineering or application development experience building and maintaining enterprise applications
 * 5+ years of experience developing application components, integrations, and application programming interfaces in enterprise environments
 * Experience modernizing legacy applications into service-based or cloud-enabled architectures
 * Experience working in Agile delivery environments supporting planning, development, testing, and release activities
 * Active Top Secret security clearance required
 * Ability to travel 40%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
 * Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

 * Experience supporting modernization of legacy systems
 * Experience in federal, defense, or secure cloud environments
 * Experience with application dependency discovery, cloud-first application development, cloud integration, DevOps engineering, and software build and release management

## Description

As a Lead Software Engineer II on the Engineering as a Service team, you will be responsible for…

 * Design, build, test, and maintain NI2 application capabilities that support workflow-driven functionality and case management needs
 * Develop and enhance integrations, application programming interfaces, and third-party interfaces that support secure data exchange and business processes
 * Modernize legacy application capabilities by refactoring components into maintainable, scalable application services
 * Collaborate with product, data, cloud, and quality assurance teams to support agile planning, development, testing, release, and post-release stabilization
 * Troubleshoot defects, identify root causes, and implement fixes that improve application reliability, security, and performance


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