Applications Development & Technical Lead at K.L. Scott & Associates
Atlanta, GA
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Jul 3, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A technical lead role overseeing the development, operations, and maintenance of federal web systems — primarily a ServiceNow-based case management platform and Drupal-based public websites hosted on AWS and FedRAMP GovCloud. The position involves directing an agile team, managing the full software development lifecycle, and ensuring compliance with federal security, accessibility, and continuity standards. Suited to experienced engineers with hands-on ServiceNow and Drupal backgrounds and familiarity with federal IT compliance frameworks.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,600 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,500–5,400
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The SOC classification is Medium confidence. The role spans both application development/technical leadership (15-1252 Software Developers) and Drupal-based website maintenance (15-1254 Web Developers). The primary framing — leading a full agile dev team, ServiceNow customization, cloud deployments, SDLC ownership — tips toward 15-1252, but the significant Drupal website O&M component makes 15-1254 a credible runner-up.
The job title 'Applications Development & Technical Lead' carries no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 8–10 years of experience requirement and technical lead scope support a Senior classification.
Degree requirement is listed as a Bachelor's degree 'or equivalent professional experience,' so no hard degree gate is applied.
Clearance: the posting requires the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination, not a formal security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS). Public Trust is a suitability adjudication, not a clearance level, so the clearance requirement is set to None.
Location is fully remote within the United States; occasional travel to Washington D.C. or conferences may be required at the government's direction.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The posting mentions 'several' openings for this role, suggesting multiple hires are anticipated.
NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1 (DR/COOP) and FedRAMP Rev. 5 IR/CP testing appear under Preferred Qualifications, so they are captured under the PIV/MFA preferred skill grouping rather than as hard gates.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53, U.S. Web Design System.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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