Software Developer Principal

General Dynamics Information Technology•Raleigh, NC

1d•$123,250 - $166,750•Hybrid

About The Position

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Developer Principal at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. The Software Developer Principal must have: Bachelor degree in Computer Science, engineering or related field. 8+ years of related experience. As a Software Developer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the North Carolina State MMIS program. You will play a crucial role in transforming the mainframe COBOL Medicaid Claims processing application to a modernized Java AWS hosted application. Support the claims development team to modernize the claims processing application. Utilize knowledge of AWS AI based mainframe modernization technologies to create real-time and batch programs for Claims processing. Work with the existing NCTracks development team to support current R&M activities on the Claims development team. Most critical skill is AWS Developer certification and strong Java development experience. Must also have mainframe COBOL development experience in a Medicaid MMIS system or an Insurance Industry environment.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, engineering or related field.
8+ years of related experience.
Current AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) certification.
Experience with AI models for software development.
8+ years of hands-on full-stack experience, designing and developing enterprise-level Web Applications, Web Services and APIs using various technologies like Java, J2EE, and XML.
Experience with migration of COBOL code to AWS in a Medicaid or large enterprise COBOL based applications.
Experience developing Struts, Spring MVC, Spring batch, Angular, Node or any other JS Frameworks, Java-script and jQuery.
Experience developing Web Services and working with XML, JSON, SOAP/REST APIs, JAX-WS.
Experience in managing App/Web servers/Containers like JBOSS, Tomcat, WebLogic or WebSphere.
Experience with cloud native architecture and development in either AWS, GCP or Azure.
Experience working with IDEs (Eclipse or NetBeans or IBM Data Studio or Any point Studio), source control systems (Subversion or Git preferred), and defect tracking systems.
Experience with Continuous integration tools (e. g. Jenkins, Team City or RTC), Monitoring/alerting tools.
Experience in building advanced automated and integrated acceptance tests using modern techniques and tools (e.g. SoapUI, Selenium).
Experience developing SQL, PL/SQL and Stored Procedures with Oracle or IBM DB2 or MS SQL Server Databases.
Experience working with Agile methodology.
Good Understanding of networking concepts and protocols (IP/TCP/UDP/DNS/HTTP).
Strong mentoring skills.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem solving capabilities.
Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
Self motivated.

Nice To Haves

AWS Developer certification
Mainframe COBOL development experience in a Medicaid MMIS system or an Insurance Industry environment
Knowledge of AWS AI tools like AWS Transform and Agentic AI tools like Kiro.
Experience in using JMS Queue and Topics for building messaging related solutions.
Experience using MuleSoft Anypoint Studio, MULE ESB, JMS, MULE MMC, Active MQ, Kafka, JPA, designing using API's Led Architecture.
Experience with healthcare and healthcare insurance solutions and information architectures, especially Medicaid or similar industry.
Experience working with HIPAA healthcare data and X12 like 834, 837, 820, 835, 270/271, 276/277, 278, and 999 transactions.
Experience designing, developing, securing and managing APIs via API Gateways and proxies using platforms such as MuleSoft or Apigee.

Responsibilities

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Developer Principal at GDIT.
Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.
Play a crucial role in transforming the mainframe COBOL Medicaid Claims processing application to a modernized Java AWS hosted application.
Support the claims development team to modernize the claims processing application.
Utilize knowledge of AWS AI based mainframe modernization technologies to create real-time and batch programs for Claims processing.
Work with the existing NCTracks development team to support current R&M activities on the Claims development team.
Design and develop enterprise-level Web Applications, Web Services and APIs using various technologies like Java, J2EE, and XML.
Migrate COBOL code to AWS in a Medicaid or large enterprise COBOL based applications.
Develop Struts, Spring MVC, Spring batch, Angular, Node or any other JS Frameworks, Java-script and jQuery.
Develop Web Services and work with XML, JSON, SOAP/REST APIs, JAX-WS.
Manage App/Web servers/Containers like JBOSS, Tomcat, WebLogic or WebSphere.
Work with cloud native architecture and development in either AWS, GCP or Azure.
Work with IDEs (Eclipse or NetBeans or IBM Data Studio or Any point Studio), source control systems (Subversion or Git preferred), and defect tracking systems.
Build advanced automated and integrated acceptance tests using modern techniques and tools (e.g. SoapUI, Selenium).
Develop SQL, PL/SQL and Stored Procedures with Oracle or IBM DB2 or MS SQL Server Databases.
Work with Agile methodology.
Mentor junior developers.
Quickly learn and apply new technologies.

Benefits

Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
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
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays
Paid parental leave
Paid military leave
Paid bereavement leave
Paid jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Personal accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Business travel and accident insurance