Key skills
Cloud engineeringDevSecOpsTechnical leadershipCybersecurityAgile methodologiesMentoring engineerscommunicationCollaboration skillsData EngineeringAgileScrumLeadershipMentoringCommunication
About this role
Rackner is a cloud-native software consultancy delivering solutions for high-impact federal missions. They are seeking a Technical Lead / Lead Engineer to support a federal health mission by guiding technical execution and leading engineering teams in a remote-first environment.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a technical leader within cross-functional engineering teams, helping translate mission needs into executable technical plans. You’ll guide design and implementation decisions, support delivery planning, and ensure work is executed in a disciplined, secure, and scalable way
- Collaborate closely with engineers, architects, operations, and delivery partners to manage dependencies, surface risks early, and keep technical execution aligned with timelines and objectives. You’ll mentor team members, help unblock challenges, and contribute to a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement
- This role requires comfort operating in cloud-native, DevSecOps, data, or security-focused environments where priorities evolve and leadership is demonstrated through action
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- Hands-on experience as a software engineer, platform engineer, cloud engineer, or systems engineer
- Leading or mentoring engineers within delivery teams
- Ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, and mission stakeholders
- Strong communication skills and comfort explaining technical decisions to non-technical audiences
- Active Secret Clearance Required
- Senior-level engineering experience with leadership responsibilities
- Experience in cloud, DevSecOps, platform engineering, data engineering, or cybersecurity environments
- Supporting federal health or public-sector modernization efforts
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery models
- Leading distributed or remote technical teams
- Architecture, cloud, or security certifications are a plus