Overview

TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Technical Lead to join our growing team. At TISTA, you’ll do meaningful, mission‑driven work that improves lives alongside teammates you trust and leaders who are transparent and supportive. We invest in your learning and internal mobility so you can build a career that keeps advancing. We’re proud to serve and hire Veterans, and we put people first in everything we do. TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

Responsibilities

Serve as the main technical contact to VA for assigned products and guide build planning, sprint execution and releases. Maintain each product's architecture package, AS-IS/TO-BE models, interface control documents and change requests. Lead backlog refinement with the VA Product Owner: decompose epics into features and stories with acceptance criteria. Oversee CI/CD in VA-approved tools and drive ATO upkeep and security remediation. Lead Tier II/III troubleshooting and sustainment, and give technical input to PI Planning. Senior: Lead several teams or a sub-product line, mentor other leads and represent the product at program governance.

Qualifications

Mid / Level II: 8+ years of experience, including 2+ years as a technical lead or product owner on a federal program. Senior / Level III: 13+ years of experience, including 7+ years technical and 3+ years leading federal teams. VA enterprise systems experience (VistA, VAEC, VA TRM, ATO). Agile/DevSecOps technical leadership of cross-functional teams. Desired Skills HELM products: Maximo, Nuvolo/ServiceNow, DMLSS, Prosthetics or VALIP. Product owner experience on a SAFe release train. OpenShift and VAEC (AWS/Azure) hosting. Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. SAFe Architect or SAFe Agilist; Red Hat Certified Specialist or Architect in OpenShift; SAFe POPM a plus. Clearance Must be able to obtain a Tier 2 / Moderate Risk Public Trust and a VA PIV credential. Location Remote, USA. Pay Range The suggested pay for this position ranges from $105,546 to $125,875. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses. TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/