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West 4th Strategy, LLC · 19 hours ago

IT Technical Lead

United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

20+ years exp

West 4th Strategy, LLC is seeking an experienced Technical Lead at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modernize its EDGAR system. The role involves providing technical leadership, ensuring adherence to the technical approach, and implementing modern cloud-based architecture and security principles.

AnalyticsConsultingCyber SecurityIT Management

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide solution architecture and technical leadership for the overall solution including human-centered design for UI components and workflows

Define and implement the CI/CD pipeline for all aspects of the system from Infrastructure as Code to DevSecOps pipeline integrated with SEC security tools

Guide the technical team to prepare automated testing scenarios and scripts using SEC available technologies

Lead the preparation of technical project documentation and approval cycles including addressing security findings to obtain an ATO

Triage user issues to resolve within the stipulated SLAs and maintain 100% performance and uptime for production environments

Qualification

AWS cloud architectureAI/ML technologiesCI/CD development practicesInfrastructure as CodeSEC IT systemsGovernment security requirementsPrioritization skillsEthical technology practicesCommunication skillsTechnical leadership

Required

20+ years of IT experience with 10+ years as a technical lead and architect on programs with 20+ personnel

Experience with AI/ML technologies including Amazon Bedrock - required

Experience with complex architecture of AWS cloud-based solutions using a mix of AWS services and open source technologies and databases

Very strong communication and facilitation skills

Ability to rapidly prioritize competing requirements

Experience building performant, secure, cutting-edge solutions using modern tools

Deep expertise with cloud environments and tools, including current service offerings

Deep expertise with modern CI/CD development practices, related security tooling, and Infrastructure-as-Code

Experience with Government security and other related technology requirements, such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-63, Section 508/accessibility, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the 21st Century IDEA Act

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (required)

One or more AWS Cloud certification required

Formal training in ethical practices and considerations for the use of technology in a Government environment impacting the American people

U.S. citizenship is required

Ability to obtain SEC security clearance

Preferred

Direct experience with SEC IT systems, especially EDGAR - highly preferred

Company

West 4th Strategy, LLC

West 4th, now strengthened by the acquisition of Integrated Systems (ISI), delivers rapid response technology services and mission-focused solutions to civilian, defense, and homeland security customers.

Founded in 2016

Springfield, Virginia, USA

51-200 employees