Software Developer Principal

Telecommunting: Remote
Travel Requirement: Less than 10%
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Developer Principal at GDIT, and shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping the future of your engineering career. At GDIT, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate as we provide enterprise IT operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT), the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system, and the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to store, match, share, and analyze biometric and biographic data in support of DHS’s strategic mission.

At the most critical moments of change, we’re there – bringing the resources, solutions, and expertise to help our clients take on some of the world’s biggest challenges – and GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join a best performing O&M team supporting one our nation’s most critical national security, law enforcement, immigration and border management, and intelligence missions.

 

Our work depends on a Software Developer Principal joining our team to develop, deploy, and maintain mission-critical applications and to work proactively, collaboratively, and with an entrepreneurial spirit in providing O&M support (in the form of developmental engineering) to the customer and their Stakeholder communities in achieving their critical missions.

 

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Software Developer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of DHS and OBIM.

• Research, design, develop, and/or modify enterprise-wide systems and/or applications software

• Employ your experience with Go and Java, test-driven development, and Scrum/agile project lifecycle approach to develop, deploy, and maintain mission-critical applications

• Provide support and technical advice during conceptualization, development, and implementation phases to transform requirements into working solutions

• Engage with clients/users to define system scope and objectives

• Work on new development and re-engineering efforts, including making or contributing to system design decisions

• Implement enhancements to existing system and coordinate with other developers working in parallel

• Provide software development services on all tiers (UI, Java, Go, Postgres)

• Perform database programming using SQL

• Perform software QA/testing as needed

 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer Principal must have:

• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree in computer engineering, computer science, information systems, or related technical discipline

• Experience: 5+ years of related experience required; 8+ years of related experience preferred

• Required Skills:

• Experience with Go programming languages
• Experience in Agile development methodology
• Understanding of DevOps solution implementation and configuration
• Understanding of microservices frameworks
• Exposure to Gitlab and the merge/release process to CICD pipeline
• Exposure to PL/SQL and SQL*Plus
• Exposure to or ability to learn the following: Struts and Restful services, Oracle RDBMS, and UNIX/LINUX shell scripting
• Ability to use Jira  to support configuration management in an Agile environment
• Ability to keep current with the latest techniques to include automated code scanning, automated testing, and continuous integration and continuous deployment concepts
• Aptitude at problem-solving, troubleshooting, collaboration, time management, multi-tasking, and task-ownership
• Excellent communication skills

• Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability)

• US citizenship required

• Location: Any CONUS home/remote

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

 

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

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Salary Information
The likely salary range for this position is $119,000 - $161,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Benefits Information
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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