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# Lead ColdFusion Developer / Technical Lead

- **Company:** Integral Federal
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Applications Architecture, JIRA, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), ColdFusion Markup Language, Adobe Coldfusion, Code Review, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Databases, Web Development, Microsoft SQL Server, Public Key Infrastructure, Fortify (Software), Security Content Automation Protocol, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Software Security, Gitlab, Git, Information Technology, Software Version Control, Devsecops, Jenkins
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/318486/lead-coldfusion-cmis-developer-maryland-md-fort-meade

## About the Role

u2022 Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.\n
\u2022 10+ years of software-development experience.\n
\u2022 7+ years of hands-on Adobe ColdFusion/CFML development experience.\n
\u2022 Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead or senior developer for a complex production application.\n
\u2022 Expert-level ability to understand, troubleshoot, and enhance mature or legacy ColdFusion applications.\n
\u2022 Strong Microsoft SQL Server development, performance-analysis, and troubleshooting experience.\n
\u2022 Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web-application development.\n
\u2022 Experience with Git-based source control, peer/code review, branching, and controlled release processes.\n
\u2022 Strong root-cause analysis and production-support skills.\n
\u2022 Ability to independently take ownership of complex technical problems and drive them through resolution.\n
\u2022 Ability to provide technical direction to other developers without requiring extensive supervision.\n
\u2022 Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with technical and functional customer stakeholders.\n
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\nPreferred:\n
\u2022 Experience supporting DISA or another Department of Defense organization.\n
\u2022 Experience inheriting and rapidly becoming technically responsible for a large, poorly documented legacy application.\n
\u2022 Experience with Jira, GitLab, Jenkins, Fortify, or comparable DevSecOps tools.\n
\u2022 Experience with Microsoft SQL Server across development, test/UAT, and production environments.\n
\u2022 Familiarity with PKI, CAC authentication, SSO, and ICAM.\n
\u2022 Familiarity with RMF, STIGs, ACAS/Tenable, SCAP, POA&Ms, and secure software-development requirements.\n
\u2022 Experience supporting Agile/RFC-driven development, customer UAT, expedited releases, and monthly production deployments.\n
\u2022 Experience documenting legacy architecture and business rules and supporting application modernization or migration.\n

## Description

This is a hands-on development role, not solely an architectural or management position. The Lead Developer will rapidly develop expertise in the existing application, lead technical analysis and implementation of approved changes, review and guide development performed by other team members, troubleshoot complex production issues, and support controlled weekly and monthly releases.\n
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\nResponsibilities:\n
\u2022 Serve as technical lead for ColdFusion/CFML application development, sustainment, and troubleshooting.\n
\u2022 Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex ColdFusion and Microsoft SQL Server applications.\n
\u2022 Analyze existing code, business rules, interfaces, database dependencies, and application architecture before implementing changes.\n
\u2022 Lead technical decomposition and estimation of RFCs, user stories, defects, and urgent changes.\n
\u2022 Provide technical direction and code review for other developers while remaining actively involved in coding.\n
\u2022 Establish and reinforce maintainable coding patterns and sound development practices within the legacy application.\n
\u2022 Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, scripts, tables, views, and database interactions.\n
\u2022 Lead investigation and root-cause analysis of complex application, database, integration, and production issues.\n
\u2022 Collaborate with business analysts and Government stakeholders to clarify requirements and identify technical impacts, dependencies, and risks.\n
\u2022 Support developer testing, peer review, Fortify/static-code scanning, security remediation, and defect resolution.\n
\u2022 Coordinate technical readiness for expedited weekly releases and planned monthly production releases.\n
\u2022 Work closely with system administration, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, testing, and database personnel.\n
\u2022 Maintain technical documentation for application architecture, module behavior, interfaces, deployment considerations, and recurring support procedures.\n
\u2022 Mentor developers and help distribute critical application knowledge across the team.\n
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