Senior Software Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support an Intelligence Community customer and an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team responsible for enterprise applications used across the Intelligence Community. The role supports mission-critical applications by responding to user inquiries, troubleshooting and resolving issues, implementing system enhancements, and helping evolve mission-focused applications. The engineer will collaborate with Agile development teams and stakeholders to maintain, enhance, and improve applications serving a broad range of IC customers. Alongside sustaining the existing production environment, the engineer will contribute to developing and transitioning users to a next-generation application and support the planned decommissioning of the legacy platform. The position contributes to both operational support and the future architecture of a critical IC mission system, ensuring continuity of operations throughout migration efforts. The position is onsite at the customer location in Chantilly or McLean, Virginia. An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph and U.S. citizenship are required. The role is scheduled for 40 hours per week, with less than 10% travel required.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of related experience; the job description specifies 6+ years of software development experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; equivalent combinations of education, technical certifications, training, and experience will be considered.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Strong understanding of software design fundamentals and object-oriented programming principles.
- Experience applying SOLID, DRY, KISS, and YAGNI principles.
- Experience working in Linux-based development environments.
- Understanding of Git/GitHub source control and Agile development methodologies.
- Experience architecting and developing web applications.
- Experience developing applications using Ruby on Rails.
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as ExtJS and/or VueJS.
- Experience utilizing Bootstrap for responsive user interface development.
- Experience deploying and supporting solutions in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience supporting enterprise web applications in production environments.
- Experience working within Agile software development teams.
- Self-starter mentality and a strong desire to learn and efficiently deliver solutions to customers.
Nice To Haves
- AWS certifications.
- Experience integrating and unifying records from multiple data sources.
- Experience developing applications that consume and integrate external APIs.
- Experience supporting applications in a secure Intelligence Community environment.
- Understanding of DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Provide Operations and Maintenance support for mission-critical applications used by Intelligence Community customers.
- Respond to user-reported issues and questions, troubleshoot problems, and implement solutions in a timely manner.
- Design, develop, test, and deploy software enhancements and new capabilities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Maintain and improve application performance, reliability, and security.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and system artifacts for the legacy system.
- Support application integrations and data exchange with external systems and services.
- Work with team members to improve development, deployment, and support processes.
- Support lifecycle management of legacy and modernized applications and maintain continuity of operations during migration.
- Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of a new application while maintaining and enhancing the existing production system.
- Assist with planning and executing the decommissioning of legacy application components, services, and infrastructure.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match.
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages, including medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, and a vision plan.
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping employees own their careers.
- Paid education and certifications.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Paid time off plans that include vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, personal accident coverage, critical illness coverage, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
