Lead Full Stack Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Lead Full Stack Engineer to lead development of secure APIs, dashboards, reports, award views, signals, and AI-assisted workflows for a Federal data analytics and AI modernization initiative. The team will deliver a secure, scalable platform that integrates structured and unstructured data, provides data visualization and traceable AI-assisted analytics, and gives examiners centralized tools for search, review, monitoring, and decision support. The platform will support professional judgment and will not replace authoritative agency financial or grants-management systems or execute financial transactions. Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as the fastest-growing private US small business. We work with U.S. government customers in health, civilian, and national security missions. As a core member you’ll work with a diverse team of professionals to solve matters, architect nuisances, and come up with alternatives. We offer competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide technical leadership and hands-on development for a full-stack engineering team delivering secure Federal applicationsDesign, develop, and maintain backend services, REST APIs, data-access layers, and enterprise applications using Java and/or .NETBuild responsive, reusable front-end components, dashboards, reports, award views, signals, and AI-assisted workflowsIntegrate open-source AI and machine learning models into secure applications and workflows, including model-serving, inference, prompt/workflow integration, and evaluation as appropriateDevelop solutions that combine structured and unstructured data to support search, analytics, monitoring, and AI-assisted decision supportDesign secure, scalable application architectures that can operate in on-premises, hybrid, or controlled Federal environmentsEstablish and enforce coding standards, code-review practices, automated testing, CI/CD processes, and release-readiness controlsImplement secure application capabilities including authentication, role-based access control (RBAC), audit logging, data protection, and accessibilityCollaborate with OMB, pilot agencies, product owners, data engineers, AI/ML practitioners, and other multidisciplinary technical teams through iterative development and user testingTroubleshoot complex technical issues and make architectural and implementation decisions that support scalability, maintainability, security, and performanceProduce clear technical documentation supporting Government operation, maintenance, transition, and future expansionEnsure development practices align with Federal security, privacy, accessibility, records-management, and Government data-ownership requirementsSupport delivery of the MVP by the end of Month 6 within the seven-month period of performanceRequired Qualifications7+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering, including experience developing and supporting enterprise applicationsStrong hands-on experience with Java and/or .NET/C# in enterprise application developmentExperience designing and building secure web applications, REST APIs, backend services, data-access layers, and reusable front-end componentsExperience integrating AI capabilities into software applications, including experience working with open-source AI/ML models or frameworksExperience with modern software development practices, including Git, automated testing, CI/CD, code reviews, and Agile developmentExperience establishing or enforcing software engineering standards and development best practicesKnowledge of application security concepts including authentication, RBAC, audit logging, secure coding, accessibility, and application performanceExperience working with relational databases and developing applications that consume and transform structured and unstructured dataAbility to provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on with architecture, coding, troubleshooting, and deliveryStrong communication, documentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skillsU.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret eligibility, as required for all contractor personnel supporting the effortActive Top Secret clearance highly preferred.Preferred QualificationsExperience integrating and deploying open-source AI models in enterprise or Federal environmentsExperience with AI technologies such as LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector search, model APIs, model serving, or AI agent/workflow frameworksExperience supporting OMB, Federal financial management, budget execution, grants management, payment systems, award oversight, financial reporting, or financial stewardshipExperience delivering technology solutions in secure Federal, on-premises, air-gapped, or hybrid environmentsExperience with Linux, PostgreSQL and/or Microsoft SQL ServerExperience with Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes/Rancher, or comparable DevSecOps technologiesFamiliarity with modern Java and .NET frameworks and enterprise application architecturesExperience working with data visualization, analytics platforms, or decision-support applicationsExperience translating user and mission requirements into technical designs and production-ready softwareFamiliarity with Federal security, privacy, accessibility, and compliance requirementsExperience supporting Federal financial management, budget execution, grants management, payment systems, award oversight, financial reporting, or financial stewardship is preferred. Experience supporting Federal financial management, grants, payment, or award-oversight platforms. About ANALYTICA: Analytica is a leading consulting and information technology solutions provider to public sector organizations supporting health, civilian, and national security missions. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bethesda, MD, the company is an established SBA small business that has been recognized by Inc. Magazine each of the past three years as one of the 250 fastest-growing companies in the U.S.  Analytica specializes in providing software and systems engineering, information management, analytics & visualization, agile project management, and management consulting services. The company is appraised by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at CMMI® Maturity Level 3 and is an ISO 9001:2008 certified provider.