Technical Program Lead TS/SCI W/FSP

About the role

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success—you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

The Technical Lead will serve as the primary technical authority for a classified program, overseeing the design, development, integration, and delivery of mission-critical systems and solutions. The Tech Lead ensures technical excellence, alignment with customer requirements, and compliance with all security and program constraints. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on technical expertise, and the ability to operate effectively in a highly secure, fast-paced environment.

Leaders are expected to spend time with their teams and clients in the workplace, subject to business needs. This role is designated as fully on-site and requires physical presence in the workplace five (5) days a week.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical authority for a classified program.
• Oversee the design, development, integration, and delivery of mission-critical systems and solutions.
• Ensure technical excellence, alignment with customer requirements, and compliance with all security and program constraints.
• Explain complex problems in simple terms.
• Design and integrate multiple systems, services, and applications.
• Architect and implement cloud-based and multi-cloud solutions.
• Develop and support complex technical solutions.

Requirements

• At least three (3) years of specialized experience in Federal Government enterprise system management.
• Experience in the complete engineering project development life cycle.
• Experience designing and integrating multiple systems, services, and applications.
• Experience and knowledge of architecture patterns such as microservices.
• Experience architecting solutions for Salesforce and ServiceNow.
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly (FSP) clearance required on day one.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology, or Computer Science.

Skills

• Designing and implementing cloud-based and multi-cloud solutions.
• Working with emerging technologies.