Software Development Manager/IC
General Dynamics Information Technology · Fairfax, VA
$136,000–$184,000from the description
Jul 24, 2026
Fairfax, VA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior technical leadership role overseeing application development on a large federal case management and workflow platform. Day-to-day work involves managing and mentoring cross-functional development teams, coordinating Agile delivery, guiding architecture and coding standards, and supporting CI/CD pipelines, production stability, and system modernization. Suited to an experienced engineering leader with a strong Java background and a track record in enterprise or federal government environments.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The title in the posting is 'Software Development Manager' but the body alternates between 'Lead Developer' and manager framing — the role clearly involves direct team leadership (managing developers, architects, QA engineers, vendor resources, resource planning) which maps to 11-3021. However, the strong hands-on technical leadership emphasis ('provide hands-on technical leadership', 'Expertise in programming languages') makes 15-1252 a genuine runner-up.
The role is posted as remote but with a strong preference for candidates local to Falls Church, VA (Washington DC metro area); the CBSA reflects that preferred location.
The Public Trust/Other Required field states 'BI Full 6C (T4)', indicating a Background Investigation is required — this is not a US security clearance gate (the clearance requirement is None per the posting's own 'Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None'), but candidates should be aware a federal background investigation will be required.
The 5+ years managing technical teams requirement is captured as the years demanded on the Agile skill (the closest named technology tied to that management experience gate), as the JD frames it specifically as managing teams 'in an Agile environment'.
The desired skills section lists a broad set of low-code/no-code platforms (Micropact/Entellitrak, Appian, Salesforce, Pega, ServiceNow, OutSystems, Mendix, OpenText, Microsoft); these are grouped under Micropact as the first-named with the others as alternatives where interchangeable, and Oracle and OutSystems/OpenText are listed separately as they serve distinct functions.
CMS/Medicare domain experience and federal contracting familiarity appear only under Desired Skills and are domain knowledge rather than named technologies — omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
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