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# Senior Java Software Engineer - Application Enhancements Lead

- **Company:** Concept Solutions
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), PostgreSQL, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Pega, Application Enhancement Tool, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Software Application Programming, AWS Fargate, Restful APIs
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dcc9c0d4cb359d52

## About the Role

* 7+ years of enterprise Java software development experience, including Spring Boot.
 * Strong SQL development experience, particularly with PostgreSQL.
 * Experience designing, developing, and integrating REST APIs.
 * Demonstrated experience leading a small software engineering team through technical design, code reviews, testing, and production releases.
 * Experience working in an Agile software development environment.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience developing applications using React.
 * Experience integrating with Pega or other workflow platforms.
 * Familiarity with Amazon ECS/Fargate and AWS GovCloud.
 * Experience delivering software solutions in federal government or other regulated environments requiring formal change control.
 * Active Secret security clearance.

## Description

This is an opportunity to combine your technical expertise with team leadership while supporting applications critical to federal government operations.

 * Lead a small engineering team responsible for designing, developing, testing, and releasing new capabilities and enhancements to production Java and React applications.
 * Own technical design decisions, establish code review standards, and ensure release readiness for assigned development work.
 * Collaborate with Government product owners to define requirements, prioritize enhancements, and manage the team's development backlog.
 * Deliver reliable software updates to mission-critical production systems using automated testing, feature flags, and rehearsed rollback procedures.
 * Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, promoting software engineering best practices and high-quality code.
 * Collaborate with sustainment, security, and platform engineering teams to ensure application reliability, security, and successful deployment.