Software Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology
Herndon, VA
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to be at the center of GDIT’s business operations. Make an impact by collaborating across functions to make mission success achievable.

Job Description

GDIT has an opportunity for a Software Developer Associate who will design, develop, troubleshoot, and analyze software programs for computer-based systems, specifically within the fields of multi-dimensional data and financial analytics. As required, provides inputs for documentation of new or existing programs.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
Use object-oriented techniques, programming languages, and standard methodologies, including classic development, waterfall, and agile methods.
  • Perform deployment, installation, maintenance, quality control monitoring, and implementation of software.

  • Maintain processes to log and track customer service requests.

  • Maintain/develop software products to be used on a variety of platforms.

  • Familiarity with Configuration Management (CM) tools, such as Subversion/Trac or Git.

  • Familiarity with task tracking tool like JIRA.

  • Background in web-based coding such as extensible Mark-up Language (XML) or GROOVY Scripts

  • Experience with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), such as JBuilder and/or Eclipse

  • Design, develop, and document system and subsystem-level code. This includes support for system requirements, preliminary design, detailed design and specifications, data dictionaries, interface control/design documents, user help information/manuals, maintenance information/manuals, operations information/manuals, program code, quality assurance activities, and test.

  • Develop customer requirements and information needs into software specifications that can be implemented

  • Maintain/modify software code to add new features, correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or to improve system performance.

  • Perform system and unit level testing. This includes test plans and procedures,

  • Documentation of test results and development of special test code. Plan/conduct regression tests after each code modification, upgrade enhancement.

  • Exposure with Linux/UNIX and REST API is a plus.

  • Development experience (C++, JAVA, XML/XSD), scripting language experience, (Python or Perl), JAVA GUI development experience

  • Interacts with project customers and stakeholders to report project status and manage subsystems requirements.


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer Associate must have:
● Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT or similar field required
● Experience: 0+ years of related experience
● Technical skills: One plus (1+) years of programming experience in JAVA, C++, Python or similar languages. Software application design and development performing coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the application development process

● Desired skills: Oracle SQL, Relational databases, Cloud based computing and some finance knowledge as well as exposure to multi-dimensional databases

● Location: HYBRID work schedule with an expectation the selected candidate will work three (3) days in office

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

0 + years of related experience

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

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Posted 2026-02-18

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