Software Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

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

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Developer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

As a Software Developer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Intelligence Community. You will play a crucial role in developing and operating mission critical capabilities directly impacting national security.

• Design and develop event-driven applications using message queues and streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, or similar) to orchestrate distributed AI/ML workflows
• Build containerized microservices in Python with experience deploying to Kubernetes environments, including writing Dockerfiles, managing dependencies, and optimizing container images
• Develop integrations with cloud services for storage, compute orchestration, and serverless functions (experience with AWS S3, Lambda, Step Functions, or equivalent services in GCP/Azure)
• Implement dynamic workflow orchestration and state management for multi-step AI/ML pipelines, coordinating execution across multiple containerized services
• Work with relational and NoSQL data stores including query optimization, schema design, and connection pooling (Postgres, Opensearch, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, or similar)
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and/or gRPC services for internal and external integrations, including proper error handling, authentication, and rate limiting
• Write production-quality Python code following best practices including testing (unit, integration, e2e), logging, error handling, and performance optimization
• Debug and troubleshoot distributed systems in production Kubernetes environments, using observability tools to trace requests across services and identify bottlenecks
• Collaborate with platform engineers on application deployment strategies, resource requirements, health checks, and scaling configurations
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and structured logging within applications to support operational visibility and rapid incident response

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer must have:

• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
• Experience: 5+ years of related
• Technical skills: Demonstrated relevant technical skills
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• US citizenship required

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.

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

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

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required