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# Software Product Lead

- **Company:** Visionist, Inc
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software System Penetration Testing, Confluence, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Collaborative Software, Design of User Interfaces, Python (Programming Language), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Web Applications, Malware, Git, Containerization, Kubernetes, Software Version Control, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/01b78040-d2d4-434f-86d1-060d70ab3920

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)

 - 12 years of experience in software development
 - Experience building, leading, and mentoring engineering teams with diverse technical backgrounds
 - Demonstrated experience engaging with customers and end users to gather requirements, advocate for change, and drive adoption of technical solutions
 - Hands on experience building and maintaining production applications servicing hundreds to thousands of users
 - Production-grade software development experience in Python, Java, or a similar programming language
 - Ability to architect, develop, and deploy software systems from concept through production
 - Experience with software version control and collaboration tools, including Git, Jira, and Confluence
 - Experience with web application and user interface development principles and best practices
 - Familiarity with cloud and containerization technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes
 - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software deployment practices

## Description

Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Software Product Lead on our largest PRIME contract. We are seeking an experienced technical leader to guide one of our critical software products. In this role, you will combine hands-on technical expertise with team leadership, working across the full software development lifecycle-from customer engagement and requirements gathering through architecture, development, deployment, and sustainment. You will work directly with users and stakeholders to understand mission needs, translate them into technical solutions, and lead engineering teams in delivering capabilities quickly and effectively. This environment rewards initiative, rapid iteration, and practical solutions, offering the opportunity to influence product direction, drive technology adoption, and deliver meaningful mission impact. We are looking for someone who is passionate about solving complex problems, leading high-performing teams, and bringing innovative
technologies into operational use.

For over 15 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. As a 100% employee-owned company, we prioritize our people-your job security is assured. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation's cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don't just take our word for it-check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at

Your contributions are...

 - Solicit requirements and architect an enterprise agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows
 - Work directly with stakeholders, engineers, and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high-impact automation opportunities
 - Evaluate AI models, deployment architectures, and infrastructure options to determine the optimal balance of capability, performance, and cost
 - Advise customers on AI investment strategies and resource allocation to maximize mission impact and operational effectiveness
 - Stay current on emerging AI technologies, industry trends, and best practices, advocating for the adoption of innovative capabilities where appropriate
 - Conduct outreach and training efforts to promote adoption of AI capabilities and best practices across the user community
 - Lead and coordinate multiple engineering teams by defining requirements, developing technical solutions, assigning work, and tracking execution against objectives


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