Software Developer Sr Principal

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA MD Home Office (MDHOME), MD

1d•$129,813 - $170,200•Remote

About The Position

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Software Developer Sr Principal at GDIT. You will tailor cutting-edge solutions to our clients' unique requirements, putting the end user's experience first, while we make your career growth our priority. We are seeking a Software Developer Sr Principal to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Secondary Payer Systems Contractor (MSPSC) contract. Your work will help protect the integrity of the Medicare Trust Fund by maintaining the systems that identify other insurance coverage that should pay primary to Medicare, so claims are paid correctly.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education, training, or work/military experience
10+ years of object-oriented software development
10+ years developing Java web and enterprise applications (Java, web services, HTML, XML)
5+ years developing with Spring Boot and designing RESTful APIs
10+ years of SQL experience
5+ years of microservices development
3+ years in a technical lead or architect role, including design authority and team technical oversight
Full-stack Java development experience
Strong knowledge of Java object design and patterns, with the ability to translate them into efficient code
Experience with Git and GitHub (branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews)
Experience with Jira for work tracking in an Agile environment
Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Amazon Q Developer
Strong written and verbal communication skills; stays current on development tools and techniques
Must pass a CMS background check and meet the residency requirement of having resided in the US at least 3 of the last 5 years in order to obtain a Public Trust.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Angular and/or Node.js
Experience with Valkey (or Redis) for caching and data store use cases
Strong PostgreSQL knowledge
CI/CD pipeline experience
Prior Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) and CMS contract experience are strongly preferable

Responsibilities

Define and own the technical architecture and design standards for the Coordination of Benefits & Recovery (COB&R) application, ensuring alignment with CMS tool and architecture guidelines.
Lead the technical direction of large projects, providing oversight, design reviews, and code reviews for the development team.
Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and patterns, and document architectural decisions and trade-offs.
Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
Drive modernization of legacy components toward Spring Boot microservices, RESTful APIs, and cloud-ready architectures.
Serve as the escalation point for complex technical issues and production incidents.
Research, design, develop, and modify enterprise-wide systems and application software.
Design, document, develop, and implement highly scalable and secure Java web applications and RESTful services.
Partner with analysts, developers, and CMS stakeholders to enhance COB&R.
Participate in quality assurance initiatives to ensure high product quality throughout the development life cycle.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools, such as Amazon Q Developer, to improve productivity, code quality, testing, and documentation, as encouraged by the MSPSC contract.
Take personal accountability for individual contributions to project success.
Participate in special projects as required.
Mentor and coach less senior developers to help them meet deliverables and grow professionally.
Promote engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, secure coding, and effective use of AI-assisted development tools.

Benefits

Full-flex work week
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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.
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, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.