[Hiring] Tech Lead/Senior Developer @U.S. Tax Court

Role Description

A technical leader and senior hands-on developer who guides application and architecture and delivery, mentors engineers, and provides advanced operational leadership for production systems. This is a nonsupervisory position.

• Remote work eligibility is subject to position requirements, and management approval.
• Must meet applicable Court information security requirements.
• May be required to support planned releases, incident response, etc. when needed.

• Design, deliver, operate and continuously improve secure, reliable Court applications and cloud-based services using modern software engineering and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Attainment of any required certification or licensure, if any.
• Completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a subject matter related to the subject matter of the position and six years of relevant work experience; or
• Completion of a master's degree or two years of graduate study (27 semester or 54 quarter hours) in an accredited university in a subject matter related to the subject matter of the position and four years of relevant experience; or
• Seven years of relevant experience.

Requirements

• TypeScript software development for modern web and service-based applications
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• CI/CD automation and workflow engineering using GitHub Actions
• AWS cloud services, architectures, security, and operations
• Git-based source control, pull requests, code review, and branching strategies
• Automated testing, secure coding, observability, and application troubleshooting
• Agile software delivery, technical documentation, and cross-functional collaboration
• Professional judgment, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Technical leadership, architecture, design reviews, and engineering standards
• Production operations, incident response, root-cause analysis, and complex troubleshooting
• System reliability, performance engineering, monitoring, logging, and operational readiness
• Technical mentoring, work coordination, risk identification, and decision support

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees.
• Access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Onsite parking offered based on availability or a monthly public transportation stipend, which requires a SmarTrip® card dedicated to the Court for commuting purposes.