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Tech Lead/Senior Developer

Judicial Branch
U.S. Tax Court
OIS (Office of Information Services)

Summary

A technical leader and senior hands-on developer who guides application and architecture and delivery, mentors engineers, and provides advanced operational leadership for production systems. This is a nonsupervisory position.

Remote work eligibility is subject to position requirements, and management approval.
Must meet applicable Court information security requirements.
May be required to support planned releases, incident response, etc. when needed.

Overview

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Accepting applications
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
Remote job
Yes
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Promotion potential
None
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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Not required
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
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Financial disclosure required
No
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Announcement number
26-13094416
Control number
890406500

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.

Clarification from the agency

This job is open to Federal workers and non-Federal workers.

Duties

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Design, deliver, operate and continuously improve secure, reliable Court applications and cloud-based services using modern software engineering and DevOps practices.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Must possess the following Core Competencies:

  • TypeScript software development for modern web and service-based applications

  • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

  • CI/CD automation and workflow engineering using GitHub Actions

  • AWS cloud services, architectures, security, and operations

  • Git-based source control, pull requests, code review, and branching strategies

  • Automated testing, secure coding, observability, and application troubleshooting

  • Agile software delivery, technical documentation, and cross-functional collaboration

  • Professional judgment, accountability, and continuous improvement

  • Technical leadership, architecture, design reviews, and engineering standards

  • Production operations, incident response, root-cause analysis, and complex troubleshooting

  • System reliability, performance engineering, monitoring, logging, and operational readiness

  • Technical mentoring, work coordination, risk identification, and decision support

Qualifications

This is a Mastery 1 position and to qualify an individual must meet the following minimum requirements:

  • Attainment of any required certification or licensure, if any; and
  • Completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a subject matter related to the subject matter of the position and six years of relevant work experience; or
  • Completion of a master's degree or two years of graduate study (27 semester or 54 quarter hours) in an accredited university in a subject matter related to the subject matter of the position and four years of relevant experience; or
  • Seven years of relevant experience.

Education

  1. Attainment of any required certification or licensure, if any; and
  2. Completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a subject matter related to the subject matter of the position and six years of relevant work experience; or
  3. Completion of a master's degree or two years of graduate study (27 semester or 54 quarter hours) in an accredited university in a subject matter related to the subject matter of the position

Additional information

ROLE OUTCOMES

  • Clear technical direction and pragmatic architecture for applications, integrations, and cloud services.

  • High-quality software and infrastructure delivered through consistent engineering standards and automated delivery practices.

  • Stable and supportable production systems with effective monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and root-cause remediation.

  • Technical risks surfaced early with actionable recommendations for leadership and stakeholders.

  • Engineers mentored through code reviews, design discussions, pairing, and knowledge sharing.

  • Continuous improvement of reliability, security, performance, deployment practices, and developer experience.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants will be evaluated based on their background and experience.

U.S. Tax Court

The U.S. Tax Court offers free onsite parking based on availability, or a monthly transportation subsidy for users of public transportation, which requires a dedicated SmarTrip® card.. The Court is located two blocks from the Judiciary Square Metro station (Red line, DC Courthouse Exit) and four blocks from the Archives/Navy Memorial Metro station (Green and Yellow lines).

Agency contact information

US Tax Court
Phone
202-521-4700
Email
humanresources@ustaxcourt.gov
Address
Office of Information Systems
400 Second Street, NW
Washington, DC 20217
US

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Learn more about what it's like to work at U.S. Tax Court, what the agency does, and about the types of careers this agency offers.

http://www.ustaxcourt.gov

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