Lead Developer

Job Title: Lead Developer
Clearance Required: Public Trust Clearance
Work Location: Kansas City, MO, Fort Collins Co., and Remote

Alpha Omega is seeking a qualified Lead Developer supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Customer Revenue and Operations Planning (CROP) program. This project focuses on improving how USDA delivers services by using better technology, data, and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide extremely high-level subject matter expertise for GIS development tasks.
• Offer advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments.
• Conduct high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, and implementation advice on complex problems.
• Apply principles, methods, and knowledge of specific functional areas of expertise to specific task order requirements.
• Provide advice on esoteric problems that require extensive knowledge of the subject matter.
• Design and prepare technical reports, studies, and related documentation.
• Create charts and graphs to record results and prepare and deliver presentations, training, and briefings as required by the task order.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent years of work experience

Experience/Skills:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing GIS Developers
• Proficiency in GIS software and tools such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or similar.
• Experience analyzing functional business applications and design specifications for functional areas such as finance, accounting, personnel, manpower, logistics, and contracts.
• Expertise developing block diagrams and logic flow charts.
• Ability to translate detailed design into computer software.
• Expertise testing, debugging, and refining the computer software to produce the required product.
• Experience preparing required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation.
• Proficiency enhancing software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency.
• Experience providing technical direction to programmers to ensure program deadlines are met.
• Experience in information system design, including application programming on large-scale DBMS and the development of complex software to satisfy design objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in GIS or a related field.
• Experience with GIS development in federal projects.
• Familiarity with geospatial data formats and standards.
• Knowledge of GIS web services and APIs.
• Experience with spatial analysis and modeling techniques.
• Experience in the federal space is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $78,652 - $109,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: 10/1/2025

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company's policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company's holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values-Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)- we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Through our H.E.A.R.T. Awards Program, colleagues and managers can recognize each other for actions that exemplify these values. Recognized employees receive a detailed nomination highlighting their contributions, which is shared with their manager. Each quarter, select nominees have the opportunity to receive a monetary bonus as an extra thank-you for their impact.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across the National Security, Federal Financial, Healthcare, and Space & Science domains. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 800 employees nationwide with $230m in revenue. With the January 2025 acquisitions of SeKON and Macro Solutions, we have expanded our capabilities to further support our customers in digital modernization, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

We are committed to supporting our agency partners as they transform their operations, delivering on our purpose to ensure the safety, security, and well-being of future generations:

• National Security - Supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State.
• Federal Financial - We bring deep expertise in enterprise financial systems, supporting agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
• Healthcare - Our Health IT capabilities, enhance health outcomes for the warfighter via the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and support public health initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
• Space & Science - We leverage technology to advance agricultural sustainability, secure our nation's food supply, and prepare for natural disasters, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.