Software Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Clearance Level
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Category
Software Engineering
Location
Herndon, Virginia
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Debugging

Microservices Architecture

RESTful APIs

REQ#: RQ219196
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.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT


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

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $136,000 - $184,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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