Sr Software Engineer

GDIT, a Federal marketplace leader in next-generation IT solutions and professional services, is seeking highly qualified and motivated IT professionals like you who are eager to contribute to our critical Homeland Security missions.  For the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), GDIT will perform software development and application enhancements on the Mission Systems Lifecycle Support (MSLS) contract using Agile, Kanban and DevSecOps processes. GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join a  team utilizing CI/CD pipeline to support one our nation’s most critical homeland missions – the storage and processing of biometric and associated biographic information for national security, law enforcement, immigration and border management, intelligence, background investigations, and associated testing, training, management reporting, planning and analysis

GDIT is seeking a highly motivated Developer to join our growing team to develop, support, and modernize mission-critical applications for our DHS customer.  The successful candidate should specialize in Release and CI/CD pipeline deployments and need to deploy, and maintain mission-critical applications. You will also provide support and technical advice during conceptualization, development, and implementation phases to transform requirements to working solutions. This includes involvement with users to define system scope and objectives, as well as contributing to design decisions. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Use Java and GoLang development experience to develop, deploy, and maintain mission-critical applications
• Provide support and technical advice during conceptualization, development, and implementation phases to transform requirements to working solutions. This includes involvement with users to define system scope and objectives, as well as contributing to design decisions.
• Work on new development and re-engineering efforts, including making system design decisions
• Implement enhancements to existing system in addition to coordinating with other developers working in parallel and perform QA/testing as needed
• Provide software development services on all tiers (UI, Java)
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven
• Java Web Services / Spring Boot / Java EE
• Web Development / UI Frameworks / HTML / JavaScript
• Database programming using SQL / PostgreSQL DB / MySQL
• Experience with test driven development
• Experience with Cloud and AWS Administration
• Supporting set up of AWS Infrastructure
• Experience with RedHat/OpenShift version 4.x
• Understanding and preferable experience in with DevOps Scrum/agile project lifecycle approach to software development

• Experience with Agile project lifecycle approach to software development
• Experience in creating and maintaining fully automated CI build processes for multiple environments
• Knowledge/experience developing build and deployment scripts
• Support CI/CD tools integration/ operations/ change management, and maintenance

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship
• DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 5+ years of development experience
• Experience with GoLang and Java programming languages
• Experience in Agile development methodology
• Experience in technically complex systems, with ability to implement solutions across 100+ microservices
• Coordinate simultaneous deployments to eliminate version drift between testing and production environments
• Resolve critical GoLang versioning compatibility issues
• Experience in Jira to support DevOps implementation in an Agile environment
• DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven
• Experience with Java Web Services / Spring Boot / Java EE
• Experience with Web Development / UI Frameworks / HTML / JavaScript
• Knowledge of end-to-end fully automated CI/CD pipelines, from code commits to production
• Relational Database experience (RDBMS)
• Experience in Docker, AWS Admin RedHat/OpenShift v4.x

Desired Skills / Qualifications:

• Proven track record as a self-learner keeping current with the latest techniques to include automated code scanning, automated testing, continuous integration and continuous deployment concepts
• Experience in Jira to support configuration management in an Agile environment
• Experience with Gitlab/GitHub
• Perform database programming and supports systems design
• Design and Develop system level changes
• Interface with client on technical design
• Experience with scrum/agile project lifecycle approach to software development
• Experience implementing and managing a CI/CD pipeline
• Possessing a clear understanding of pipeline architecture and design
• Strong written and verbal communication along with proven fluency of English
• Reviewing modifications of existing systems for cross-compatibility