Cloud Software Developer (Node.js/React.js required)
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a Cloud Software Developer with strong hands-on experience building, deploying, and maintaining modern cloud-native applications in AWS. You will work as part of an Agile team responsible for designing scalable architectures, developing Node.js/React applications, automating infrastructure with Terraform, and ensuring secure and reliable cloud operations. This role requires practical, demonstrable engineering experience across Linux, AWS services, infrastructure-as-code, and JavaScript development. On-Call support and/or a flexible work schedule may be required based on operational demands.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience building and maintaining React.js front-end applications
- Strong knowledge of Linux fundamentals: navigation, logs, permissions, troubleshooting techniques
- Practical experience designing and deploying solutions in AWS, including core services and networking
- Hands-on experience with Terraform or CDK (modules, variables, state mgmt.)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (such as, but not limited to: GitLab, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins)
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and event-driven patterns
- Ability to explain architectural tradeoffs, troubleshooting steps, and real-world problem solving
- Experience building and deploying pipelines and platform operations
- Must be US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, or US Citizen)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering or relevant experience preferred
- 7+ years of total IT experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications using Node.js, React.js, and related frameworks
- Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or AWS CDK
- Build and deployment of pipelines and platform operations
- Perform Linux-based troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
- Implement secure-by-design patterns and participate in compliance/hardening tasks
- Collaborate with teams deploying and operating workloads using AWS services (such as, but not limited to: Lambda, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, API Gateway, VPC, IAM)
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers, cloud engineers, architects, and DevOps teams
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Medical plan options
- Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
