Senior Principal Lead Software Engineer

Job ID: 2615892

Location

Colorado Springs, CO, US

Date Posted

2026-08-20

Category

Software

Subcategory

SW Engineer

Schedule

Full-Time

Shift

Day Job

Travel

No

Minimum Clearance Required

TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain

None

Potential for Remote Work

ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Lead Software Engineer onsite in Colorado Springs, CO to serve as the Software Lead for multiple mission-critical software development projects. Reporting directly to the Lead Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for providing guidance, technical direction, and leadership across several software development efforts in a rapid prototyping environment. This role will balance hands-on technical contributions, team leadership, and input on software development best practices at the project level.

This position focuses on leading and delivering software efforts for multiple projects, while also collaborating with the broader technical organization to define and refine software development standards, practices, and tools for consistent implementation across the program.

Responsibilities

Project-Specific Leadership and Delivery

• Lead software design, development, and testing for 2–4 mission-critical projects, ensuring technical excellence and on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define software requirements, architecture, and deliverables.
• Guide development teams in implementing cloud-native applications, web front ends, and scalable back ends using Agile methodologies.
• Act as a technical escalation point, conducting code reviews, resolving issues, and maintaining adherence to project goals.
• Work with engineers across disciplines (DevSecOps, software, data) to build secure pipelines and deliver solutions utilizing Kubernetes, Kafka, and microservices.

Standards and Alignment

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