Software Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$185K — $250K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline
  • Proven experience with Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
  • Strong experience with Spring Boot and Hibernate/JPA
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS is a plus
  • US citizenship required

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable frontend and backend applications
  • Optimize UI performance and ensure accessibility of UI components
  • Collaborate with development team to build reusable UI components
  • Lead technical activities including system analysis and technical roadmaps
  • Develop RESTful APIs and backend services
  • Research emerging technologies and assess their potential impact
  • Contribute to Agile development processes and practices

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Opportunities for career growth and paid education
  • Access to cutting-edge technology
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Internal mobility support
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), Java Enterprise Edition, User Interfaces (UI)
Certifications:
None
Experience:
15 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking an experienced Software Engineer Full Stack Developer to join our team of building scalable, maintainable and high-performance applications. As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing application frontend and/or backend framework and technologies. You will work closely with our development team to build reusable UI components, optimize UI performance and ensure accessibility.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. A Software Engineer (SME) must have:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
  • Experience: 15+ years
  • Required skills:
  • Proven experience developing web and client/server applications using Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
  • Strong, practical experience with Spring Boot and Hibernate/JPA
  • Demonstrated success upgrading legacy Spring Boot and Hibernate/JPA environments to modern versions
  • Hands-on experience using modern frontend frameworks such as Vue, React, or Angular
  • Solid background in relational database design and querying (SQL, Oracle)
  • Proficiency with Git-based version control (GitHub, GitLab, etc.)
  • Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and backend services
  • Experience working within an Agile development environment
  • Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate technical activities, including system analysis and oversight of internal technical roadmaps
  • Capability to define long-term strategic objectives and ensure solutions meet end-user needs
  • Experience leading horizontal integration efforts and collaborating across functional teams to ensure aligned delivery of technical solutions and timelines
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently on both routine tasks and new initiatives
  • Experience researching emerging technologies, assessing their potential impact, and preparing systems to adapt to upcoming changes
  • Location: Chantily, VA (On Customer Site)
  • Desired skills:
  • Hands-on experience with Linux- or Windows-based environments and shell scripting
  • Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms
  • Experience with build and CI/CD automation tools such as Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, etc.
  • Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Cypress)
  • Exposure to ServiceNow
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized environments
  • US Citizenship Required


  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays


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The likely salary range for this position is $185,057 - $250,371. 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:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Chantilly

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.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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