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# Platform Lead - Enterprise Application Modernization

- **Company:** Concept Solutions
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Identity and Access Management, Single Sign-On, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Enterprise Software Applications, Okta, ReactJS, Kubernetes
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=be255314e6abcf95

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
 * 3+ years of experience leading multi-squad platform engineering teams.
 * Hands-on experience with modern web application platforms.
 * Strong understanding of identity federation and authentication integration.
 * Experience with event-driven integration architectures.
 * Demonstrated ability to lead technical execution, maintain engineering quality, and coordinate delivery across multiple development teams.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with Keycloak, Open Policy Agent (OPA), Kubernetes, and React.
 * Active Secret security clearance.

## Description

Concept Solutions, LLC (CS) is seeking an experienced Platform Lead to support a mission-critical application modernization program for a Department of War (DoW) customer.

This initiative will unify access across a portfolio of production applications through a shared platform, delivering a single sign-on experience, a centralized work surface, and a repeatable framework for integrating additional applications.

The Platform Lead will provide hands-on technical leadership across multiple engineering squads responsible for identity management, platform integration, and shared application capabilities. This role requires a strong software engineering background, experience leading multi-squad teams, and the ability to deliver high-quality solutions while maintaining existing production applications.

Platform Leadership & Delivery

 * Lead the day-to-day activities of the identity, hub, shell, and Spoke Kit engineering squads.
 * Drive execution of the platform backlog, ensuring alignment with program priorities and delivery milestones.
 * Collaborate with the Solutions Architect to coordinate sprint demonstrations and communicate technical progress.
 * Support an Agile delivery environment with two-week sprints and customer demonstrations at the conclusion of each sprint.

Technical Quality & Engineering Excellence

Oversee technical quality across platform engineering activities.

Lead design reviews and establish consistent pull-request and code-review standards.

Ensure platform solutions meet established architectural and engineering requirements.

Own the technical evidence required to demonstrate successful completion of platform phase-exit criteria.