Applications Task Lead

Applications Task Lead (Secret Clearance Required) — Pending Contract Award

Archer Innovative Solutions · Greater Baltimore, MD · On-site · Full-time, hourly

Pay: $48.08–$108.17 per hour

Clearance: Active U.S. Secret or higher required at application. No telework. Relocation assistance available.

About the role

You will report to the CIO Services Task Lead and lead a technical team of 10–20 engineers embedded at a U.S. Government partner site in the Greater Baltimore area. The role is a hybrid of hands-on technical leadership and team oversight: you set application architecture and integration direction, lead development and deployment by example, and partner with project management on requirements prioritization and reporting.

What you will do

• Lead application architecture, integration, development, and deployment for a government mission environment
• Supervise and develop a team of 10–20 engineers
• Run and improve CI/CD pipelines using containerization, micro-segmentation, and Infrastructure as Code
• Architect and manage deployments across AWS, Azure, on-premises, and hybrid-cloud environments
• Coordinate priorities, status, and delivery with project management

Required

• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance or higher
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Math, or Physics
• At least five years of post-graduate professional experience
• At least one year in the last three years leading and supervising teams
• At least one year in the last three years leading teams that run a CI/CD pipeline with containerization, micro-segmentation, and Infrastructure as Code
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (for example, Security+)
• Experience architecting and managing deployments in AWS and Azure, and in on-premises and hybrid-cloud environments

Preferred

• Microservice architecture, Docker, and Kubernetes
• AWS, Azure, DevOps, or architecture certifications
• DoD 8570 IAT Level III (for example, CISSP) and/or PMP
• Architecture documentation in Cameo, Visio, or Draw.io
• Strong Microsoft Office skills for reporting and presentations

Benefits

• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision, plus HSA contributions
• 401(k) matching
• Paid holidays and PTO
• Flexible hours
• Monthly and quarterly company events
• Relocation assistance (remote work is not available)

Pay depends on skills, experience, clearance, location, and the final contract position.