Software Developer

GDIT is looking for a Software Developer to join our Cloud Engineering and Migration team to support cloud migration projects for the National Institute of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine (NLM).  You will work with a team of developers, architects, and Subject Matter Experts to develop and migrate applications into the Cloud.  

You should have a strong understanding of application, software services, database, and hands-on development experience.

We are looking for a highly motivated professional, self-starter, who embraces the DevOps culture and can deliver with minimal guidance.

This opportunity will be remote to start but expect to return to the office two or more days a week at client's discretion.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Collaborating with NIH-NLM Teams for application(s) which will be migrated into the cloud
• Research, Design, Develop, Test and Deploy applications using tools and technologies to support Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Pipelines
• Configuring and integrating applications/systems at the Application layer, Middle layer, Data layer, and Network layer
• Writing documentation for automated processes, playbooks, plans, procedures, test cases and results
• Logging and documenting tickets in the tracking system

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline. 
• Minimum of two years of experience in application development using Ruby and Java.
• Experience working in a DevOps environment.  
• Experience developing, testing, debugging and integrating Open-Source Web Applications.
• Experience with tools, such as GitHub/BitBucket, Artifactory, Ansible and Jenkins/Bamboo for source control, branching and merging, automated build tools, artifact management and deployments
• Experience using Agile Scrum/Kanban methodologies in a cross-functional team environment, using JIRA and Confluence
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in designing and developing DevOps pipeline/automation scripts to support Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes
• Hands-on experience and/or familiarity with tools such as Checkmarx, SonarQube, NetSparker, Cucumber, JMeter, Selenium, and Postman.
• Providing support to assist in obtaining application and system level Authorize to Operate (ATO)
• Experience and/or familiarity with containers/Docker/Kubernetes and/or EKS.
• Experience with web technologies, such as Apache, Tomcat, Node.js, Angular.
• AWS Certifications

ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate approaches to senior stakeholders and the less technical audience 
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong team player with ability to work well in a matrix organization
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• Full-flex work week
• 401K with company match
• Challenging work that makes a real impact on the world around you
• Diverse, highly collaborative teams