• Provide hands-on technical leadership and software development expertise for a cross-functional team supporting the Department of Veteran Affairs. • Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions aligned with mission objectives and technical standards. • Collaborate with multiple VA teams and stakeholders to translate functional requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable code. • Mentor junior developers and contribute to overall system architecture decisions. • Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to technical design decisions. • Implement APIs, integrations, and data processing components as required. • Conduct peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback. • Ensure adherence to coding standards, secure development practices, and performance optimization guidelines. • Develop and maintain automated unit and integration tests. • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across environments. • Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives. • Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, UX designers, and other engineers. • Provide effort estimates and technical input during planning cycles. • Maintain & enhance existing products to improve performance, scalability, and reliability. • Identify and remediate technical debt. • Support production deployments and assist in root cause analysis when issues arise.