Software Engineer

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

The Software Engineer will design, develop, code, test, and debug complex software products to be deployed in a mission critical environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on developer with significant experience in scalable data platforms, cloud-based services, and big data analytics. They must have strong, firsthand technical expertise in a variety of data ingestion/computation technologies and the proven ability to fashion robust scalable solutions that can manage large data sets. They must be at ease working in an agile environment with a cross-functional team. This person should embody a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with a team to write new cloud-based applications and tools, and recommend new technologies and methodologies to improve system performance and usability.

• Design, develop, test, debug, and deploy new software tools that extend or replace existing capabilities to parse raw data for analysis.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, analysts, project managers and other engineers and technical SMEs.

• Deploy new software into an AWS-based data ingest pipeline.

• Write software that interacts with multiple data types and stores data into S3 buckets that is queried by processes running AWS Athena, Spark, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch AWS Glue, Presto/Trino, and/or EMR..

• Troubleshoot complex problems and provide support to mission areas for software systems and application issues.

• Maintain excellent documentation for new software written and new procedures to be followed.

• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization’s capabilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and work/military experience.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Python, Git, and unit testing frameworks.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS OpenSearch and/or Elasticsearch

• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with AWS Athena

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with building APIs and services using REST.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS Glue

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with PRESTO, Trino, or Apache Spark

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS CDK 1 and/or 2.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Terraform

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with cloud-based Lambda functions

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with reverse proxy solutions e.g NGINX

• TS/SCI with Polygraph REQUIRED

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated hands on experience working with DynamoDB, or HIVE.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Parquet and/or ORC file formats.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Hadoop, Apache Spark and their related ecosystems.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with cloud formation for automation.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience building and deploying software within a CI/CD pipeline.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Linux-based systems and shell scripting.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 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

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required