Technical Lead

Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation (THTBC) is a family of 8(a), HUBZone, SDB, and other companies wholly- owned by the largest tribe in Alaska. Each of its wholly- owned 30+ subsidiaries are uniquely qualified to deliver value to its customers and teaming partners. For over 30 years, THTBC has operated as a trusted US Federal contractor throughout the US and worldwide. THTBC delivers outstanding service with innovative, low-cost contract solutions to all its public and private sector customers worldwide. 

Scope of Work:

The Technical Lead will oversee and support a ~15-20-person technical team to sustain and develop modifications for the ETIMS (JAVA/C++ with Oracle backend) enterprise application which is hosted on the AWS Cloud infrastructure. The successful candidate will provide primary technical interface with the customer to communicate, report and resolve all technical issues regarding the application and its supporting infrastructure.

This position is in support of sustainment and modification of the USAF Electronic Technical Information Management System (ETIMS), the United States Air Force (USAF) system for managing technical orders and CPINs as well as for electronic viewing of technical orders. It is a Cloud-based enterprise system hosting the Java and Windows applications accessing Oracle database in the AWS environment.

The Technical Lead supports the Program Manager and Scrum Master; and will provide guidance and direction to the team in support of development and sustainment activities. The Technical Lead will play an integral role in planning and execution of future requirements.

This position is working with the government and may require secret clearance and/or security plus certification. The government program office is Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. The development and support team are geographically dispersed and teleworking is our daily working protocol, however, on site support for meetings may be required. The program requires highly qualified, self-motivated, proactive persons who work well with others with limited supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all technical aspects of the ETIMS program. Define and implement the technical vision and strategy for the project, aligning with the overall project goals and objectives. Design and implement the software architecture, ensuring it meets the project’s functional and non-functional requirements.
• Serve as the Customer touchpoint for technical issues. Manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring that technical stakeholders, such as product owners and customers, are informed and satisfied with the project’s technical progress. Communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including project managers, product owners, and customers.
• Lead and advise Software Development and QA/Test Teams in application sustainment and development modification activities to include, but not limited to:
  1. Release Management
  2. Troubleshooting
  3. Problem Solving
  4. Code Review and Defect Management
  5. Process Improvement
• Responsible for Engineering Documentation to include, but not limited to:
  1. System/Software Requirements Documents
  2. Software Design Documents
  3. Implementation Plans
  4. Interface Requirements Agreements
• Other duties as assigned
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and safety regulations.
• Consistently produces quality products and service.
• Completes all training within required timeline.
• Performs all work in a safe and secure manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Requirements:

• BS in Engineering, Software, or Computer Science
• 15+ years in Technical Leadership position(s)
• Software Development background/experience
• In depth knowledge and application of system/software engineering process
• Experience in GovCon environment(s) leading Software Development and QA/Test Teams in application sustainment and development modification activities to include areas of responsibility, as outlined above
• Experience interfacing with customer on technical issues with focus on customer relationship management
• Experience leading a highly skilled, senior development team
• Experience implementing Agile Development programs focused on continuous improvement
• Experience training and mentoring junior teammates
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Hold or have the ability to obtain Security Plus or equivalent certification within 90 days
• If required, hold or have the ability to obtain interim Secret Security Clearance
• If required, must be able to obtain and maintain a fully adjudicated Secret Security Clearance
• Must maintain licenses and/or credentials required for this position.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English.
• Must possess the ability to interact well with others in a team setting ability or alone and be able to change jobs on short notice.
• Must be capable of working under tight time constraints in a high-volume environment with multiple priorities.
• Highly motivated, flexible organized and must be detail oriented.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to maintain ability to access government worksite.
• Must have practical knowledge of worksite safety, occupational hazards, and standard safety practices.
• Must be able to work alternate and extended shift schedules when necessary to meet the customer’s mission requirements, including weekends and holidays.
• Must have and maintain a valid state driver’s license to operate a company vehicle.
• Must have a safe driving record, as defined by Company policy, to operate a company vehicle.
• Must be able to successfully complete a drug/alcohol test and a criminal record check.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with Requirement Elicitation Management
• Experience with Continuity of Operations
• Experience with Implementation Planning and execution
• Cloud Expertise
  1. Enterprise Java/Windows app/VM ware/ Amazon cloud
  2. Oracle
  3. Glassfish-app server
  4. Apache
  5. Elastic Beanstalk- handles the deployment details, capacity planning, scaling, load balance, system health monitoring
  6. Ansible Jenkins automated release management
  7. Provision and deploy release in AWS Cloud Environment
  8. Akamai at the edge
  9. Guacamole- Remote Desktop for eclipse- Integrated Development Environment
  10. Cloud Watch
  11. Messaging – Enterprise Service Bus
• Experience with Scrum Processes
• Experience with TO Business Processes
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Benefits:

THTBC offers full-time employees and their families a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health Savings Account
• Hospital Indemnity Plan
• Company paid short term disability, basic life & AD&D
• Employee paid long term disability, voluntary life, and AD&D for dependents
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Accrued PTO based on years of service
• Paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Health and Wellness Program
• LifeMart Employee Discounts on travel, hotels, car rentals, electronics and more!

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all the essential duties of the position satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance, including successful completion of a thorough background investigation.

THTBC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us and let us know the nature of your request. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.