Software Developer Principal

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$123K — $166K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years of relevant experience in software development.
  • Expertise in Agile methodology and full-stack development.
  • Strong skills in Java, COBOL, and AWS including Solutions Architect certification.
  • Experience with medical information systems and claims processing environments.

Responsibilities

  • Transform COBOL Medicaid Claims processing applications to a modernized Java AWS-based system.
  • Support the claims development team in modern application initiatives.
  • Develop real-time and batch programs utilizing AWS AI technologies.
  • Collaborate with the NCTracks development team on current operations and maintenance activities.
  • Lead efforts in migrating legacy COBOL code to AWS cloud architecture.

Benefits

  • Diverse medical plan options, including Health Savings Accounts.
  • Dental and vision care plans.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Flexible work week arrangements and various paid time-off options.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance options.
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Agile Methodology, COBOL, Java (Programming Language), JSON, Web Applications
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PRINCIPAL

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

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer Principal must have:
Education: Bachelor degree in Computer Science, engineering or related field.
Experience: 8+ years of related experience

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 North Carolina State MMIS program.. You will play a crucial role in transforming the mainframe COBOL Medicaid Claims processing application to a modernized Java AWS hosted application.
  • Support the claims development team to modernize the claims processing application
  • Utilize knowledge of AWS AI based mainframe modernization technologies to create real-time and batch programs for Claims processing
  • Work with the existing NCTracks development team to support current R&M activities on the Claims development team
  • Most critical skill is AWS Developer certification and strong Java development experience
  • Must also have mainframe COBOL development experience in a Medicaid MMIS system or an Insurance Industry environment
  • Role requirements: Work may be performed remotely within the Continental US, but occasional travel to Raleigh, NC (once a month) may be required.


Required Technical skills:
  • Must have current AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) certification.
  • Experience with AI models for software development.
  • 8+ years of hands-on full-stack experience, designing and developing enterprise-level Web Applications, Web Services and APIs using various technologies like Java, J2EE, and XML.
  • Experience with migration of COBOL code to AWS in a Medicaid or large enterprise COBOL based applications.
  • Experience developing Struts, Spring MVC, Spring batch, Angular, Node or any other JS Frameworks, Java-script and jQuery.
  • Experience developing Web Services and working with XML, JSON, SOAP/REST APIs, JAX-WS.
  • Experience in managing App/Web servers/Containers like JBOSS, Tomcat, WebLogic or WebSphere.
  • Experience with cloud native architecture and development in either AWS, GCP or Azure.
  • Experience working with IDEs (Eclipse or NetBeans or IBM Data Studio or Any point Studio), source control systems (Subversion or Git preferred), and defect tracking systems.
  • Experience with Continuous integration tools (e. g. Jenkins, Team City or RTC), Monitoring/alerting tools.
  • Experience in building advanced automated and integrated acceptance tests using modern techniques and tools (e.g. SoapUI, Selenium).
  • Experience developing SQL, PL/SQL and Stored Procedures with Oracle or IBM DB2 or MS SQL Server Databases.
  • Experience working with Agile methodology.
  • Good Understanding of networking concepts and protocols (IP/TCP/UDP/DNS/HTTP).
  • Strong mentoring skills with excellent communication, collaboration, and problem solving capabilities.
  • Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
  • Self motivated.


Desired Technical Skills:
  • Knowledge of AWS AI tools like AWS Transform and Agentic AI tools like Kiro.
  • Experience in using JMS Queue and Topics for building messaging related solutions.
  • Experience using MuleSoft Anypoint Studio, MULE ESB, JMS, MULE MMC, Active MQ, Kafka, JPA, designing using API's Led Architecture.
  • Experience with healthcare and healthcare insurance solutions and information architectures, especially Medicaid or similar industry.
  • Experience working with HIPAA healthcare data and X12 like 834, 837, 820, 835, 270/271, 276/277, 278, and 999 transactions.
  • Experience designing, developing, securing and managing APIs via API Gateways and proxies using platforms such as MuleSoft or Apigee.


The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA NC Raleigh

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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