Cloud Software Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

10d•Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our team to ensure program delivery is on schedule with technical delivery of a large Cloud Services government contract in Reston, VA. As a Cloud Software Engineer, you will help our customer with their cloud software development projects.

Requirements

Citizenship: US Citizen
Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Certification or demonstrate equivalent practical Kubernetes experience
Certified Ansible Enterprise Automation (EX467) or demonstrate equivalent practical Ansible experience
Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline or equivalent practical work experience
Experience: 10+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g. C++, Go, Python)
5 years of experience with software design, architecture, and software product lifecycle management (testing/launching software)
Experience with both Kubernetes and Ansible tools
Experience deploying/debugging Kubernetes microservices using Docker, Docker-compose, or Kubernetes.
Experience writing Docker/Bazel files to build a custom, lightweight open container image (OCI)
Experience developing backend for python web applications that interact with databases via API
Familiarity with Kubernetes customer resource objects (CRs)
Skills & Abilities: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to asses complex technical challenges and develop scalable, efficient solutions
Ability to present technical designs/updates to leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams.
Ability to consult with customers to understand their business objectives, technical challenges, and development needs

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience in developing software for large scale systems
Experience in Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure
Proficiency in Google Workspace and related tools

Responsibilities

Develop Frontends and Backends for Customer Cloud Fleet Management greenfield projects
Work extensively with customer engineering and cloud engineering teams to survey existing pain points on customer products and propose solutions & improvements
Participate in and lead architecture and engineering designs with peers and stakeholders, and exercise technical judgment (e.g., deciding between available technologies)
Review code and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and efficiency)