Technical Lead with Security Clearance

Title: Technical Lead
Clearance Required:Top Secret Clearance required w/ SCI eligibility
Location: Stevensville, MD
Travel: 25% OCONUS DESCRIPTION: Halcyon Days Consulting, LLC (HDC) is a veteran owned small business that specializes in the design and engineering of Tactical Mission Networks (TMN). This is a unique opportunity to join a small and high-performing team committed to delivering cloud platforms for exciting missions.
We are seeking a Technical Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of complex software and infrastructure solutions across multiple programs. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll architect systems, mentor engineers, and ensure technical alignment with customer mission objectives. The ideal candidate is a seasoned technologist with a track record of leading agile teams and delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing systems—often in classified or tactical environments. RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: -Lead the day-to-day technical direction of full-stack, cloud-native, or tactical software development teams, ensuring alignment with mission objectives and technical best practices
-Architect scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions while conducting design sessions, performing code reviews, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
-Collaborate with project managers and program leads to translate mission requirements into actionable technical tasks and sprints, ensure on-time and in-scope execution aligned with quality standards, and proactively identify and mitigate technical risks
-Serve as a technical point of contact for government and commercial clients by supporting briefings, demonstrations, and roadmap discussions, and contributing to proposals, white papers, and R&D initiatives as needed
-Foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-focused engineering culture while promoting continuous improvement in team processes and engineering practices REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS: -Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)
-10–15 years of progressive experience in software engineering, cloud architecture, or systems development, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity
-Proven experience architecting and developing systems using modern tech stacks such as:
-Cloud: AWS, Azure, or other IaaS/PaaS
-Containers/CI/CD: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI, Jenkins
-Languages: Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc.
-Deep understanding of secure coding practices, DevSecOps, and infrastructure-as-code
-Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: -Experience with tactical communications, or mission network systems
-Prior work in defense or intelligence programs -Familiarity with dataflow architectures, Kafka/NiFi, or geospatial data platforms
-Agile/Scrum experience, and familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, GitLab SALARY RANGE: $200-250,000 This salary range is an hourly exempt (exempt from overtime) position. Benefits are provided in addition to the salary range. BENEFITS:
HDC believes GREAT teams need GREAT tools! Health Care- Employer paid medical , dental, vision for the employee and their dependents
401K- Employer contributed 3% Safe Harbor (this benefit is contributed on your behalf even if you choose not to contribute to 401k or elect any investments), also up to 5% employer match, and 100% vested on hire date
PTO/Holiday- 160 hours PTO/Sick leave per year, 11 paid holidays per year
Tuition Assistance- Up to $5250 per year Halcyon Days Consulting, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.