Technical Lead specializing in Ruby and Ruby on Rails
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About the Role
CTG is seeking a Technical Lead specializing in Ruby and Ruby on Rails to support the design, development, and modernization of mission-critical federal software systems. This role is ideal for a senior technical leader who brings strong backend architecture expertise, systems thinking, and hands-on engineering experience to lead the development of scalable, secure, and maintainable applications across complex enterprise environments.
You Will Get To
- Lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise software systems supporting federal mission needs
- Drive engineering efforts across the full software development lifecycle, from architecture through deployment
- Build scalable, secure, and maintainable backend applications using modern engineering best practices
- Architect and develop APIs using REST and GraphQL
- Lead system design discussions, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making
- Partner with product, architecture, DevSecOps, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated technical solutions
- Troubleshoot complex application, integration, and system performance issues
- Contribute to cloud modernization, application refactoring, and platform engineering improvements
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers while establishing engineering standards and best practices
- Support secure software delivery, code quality, testing automation, and CI/CD pipeline integration
- Translate business and mission requirements into technical implementation strategies
Who You Are
- A senior technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering problems at scale
- Strong in backend architecture, distributed systems, and modern software engineering design
- Comfortable leading technical conversations and influencing engineering direction
- Collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented
- Passionate about building secure, high-quality software in mission-driven environments
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 9+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including enterprise application development
- Technical leadership, mentoring, code reviews, and architecture ownership
- Strong hands-on experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, React, Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs
- Experience designing distributed systems, microservices, integrations, and scalable enterprise applications
- Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, design patterns, and engineering best practices
- Experience building cloud-native applications in AWS/Azure
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, source control, and DevSecOps workflows
- Knowledge of secure software development principles, API security, and application security best practices
- Experience troubleshooting production systems, performance tuning, and operational support
- Strong communication and technical leadership skills
Nice to Have
- Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), event-driven architecture, or serverless platforms
- Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and secure systems integration
- Experience supporting federal government agencies
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