_{02nd November, 2026}

Lead Technical Engineer #4828
Fairfax, Virginia | Hybrid | $175,000-$210,000
Job Description
Falcon IT & Staffing Solutions is seeking a Lead Technical Engineer to work in a hybrid on-site / remote capacity at the client's Fairfax, VA office and at various government facilities to support the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Solutions for a DoW customer.
The Lead Technical Engineer will provide hands-on expertise in DoW network systems on a team supporting large DoW programs that operate and maintain multiple IL 4/5 cloud environments and DoW networks, and that take advantage of the many benefits offered by commercial cloud hosting and on-premise infrastructure (e.g., the ability to accelerate IT delivery, efficiency, and innovation). The Lead Technical Engineer will support client teams developing and/or enriching applications in a hybrid cloud environment, as well as providing maintenance and support in both classified and unclassified environments with the goal of providing stable, secure, flexible, efficient, and cost-effective frameworks. The Lead Technical Engineer will report directly to the Project Manager, and will routinely engage with customers, engineers, and supporting mission partners.
Responsibilities include:

• Architect, configure, and manage secure environments within a DoW network.
• Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations, and patch management for an unclassified environment.
• Lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software and hardware to comply with DoW requirements.
• Implement and maintain security and user access controls (ICAM, Security Groups, Firewalls, Proxies).
• Lead and architect risk mitigation activities such as Assessment and Authorization, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability and configuration management.
• Evaluate customer issues and make educated decisions on technologies, tools, and the overall delivery strategy.
• Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between on-site and remote, with occasional SCIF visits).
• Successfully communicate to customers, contract program managers, industry partners, client senior management, and Government representatives.
• Provide leadership and creativity in new business capture and proposal development.
• Track industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation and solution excellence across various functional domains.
• Collaborate with operations, technical, and business development managers, and client Centers of Excellence on key components of large solutions.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Salary Range: $175,000 - $210,000
Required Skills

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Secret or higher clearance. Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance after starting.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science; Information Systems Management; or similar Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Required certifications: Active DoD 8140 Certification: IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+); CLF-C02 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner; SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity, with up to 3 business days per week onsite at the client's offices in Fairfax, VA.
• Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS (passport required) for occasional program/customer support.
• 10+ years of relevant experience including: 6+ years of IT platform fundamentals; 5+ years in a progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions, and managing a supporting team; 5+ years with customer-facing cloud projects (AWS preferred).
• Highly technical, with a deeply analytical possessing mind-set and experience leading and delegating tasks across technical teams.
• Experience in: Administration of Linux and Microsoft OS Servers (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot); DevOps, Gitlab, Configuration Management, Cloud Infrastructure, and Automation; Container orchestration with Kubernetes and docker / AKS, EKS, ECS/ECR; Enforcing cloud security practices including configuring encryption, implementing VPC endpoint policies, bucket policies, and locking down security groups; Implementing and troubleshooting PKI-enabled system integration; Data engineering fundamentals including ETL, wrangling, database requirements (structured/unstructured), normalization, and storage; Developing and maintaining systems architecture and configuration documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with scripting capabilities using PowerShell, CMD, Bash, Python, etc.
• Demonstrated hands-on technical experience in Network and Transport protocols, tools, and techniques.
• Familiarity in building and deploying infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or industry automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience implementing AWS components such as Lambda, IAM, Load Balancers, RDS, Cloudformation, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Sagemaker.
• Fundamental understanding of AI/ML operations and development-to-field lifecycle.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Desired Skills

• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• AWS Certified Solution Architecture/Developer/SysOPS or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional.
• Experience working within a SCIF environment and a classified cloud and on-premises environment.
• Knowledge of IP Networking including VPCs, VPNs, VRF, DNS, load-balancing, and firewalls.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges specific to downstream customers.
• Experience deploying, maintaining, and utilizing network management software.
• Advanced understanding of DevOps Continuous Integration/CD.
• Familiarity with implementation and maintenance of application, database, infrastructure, and networks via DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Familiarity with interactive and automated generational/LLM platforms (e.g. ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude).
• Proven experience in communicating and demonstrating the value of technical solutions to a variety of stakeholders in order to address complex and competing drivers in complex technical environments.
• Depth of understanding of data management and security.
• ITIL v4 Foundations.
• Knowledge of Atlassian's Jira and Confluence.

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