General Dynamics
Software Development Tech Lead – HYBRID
Summary
Job Description
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA VA Herndon - 13857 Mclearen Road (VAS091)Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ214137
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
BI Full 6C (T4)
Job Family:
Software Engineering
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
DevSecOps, Go Programming Language, Java, Release Management, Software Development
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) with software development and application enhancements efforts on the Mission Systems Lifecycle Support (MSLS) Program using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Kanban and DevSecOps processes. GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join an Agile 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.
We are seeking a highly motivated Engineer to join our growing team to develop, support, and modernize mission-critical applications for our DHS customer. The successful candidate will help to develop, 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.
US Citizenship required.
Candidate must be local to the area.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to;
- Use Java and Go Language 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)
- DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven
- Java Web Services / Spring Boot / Java EE
- Web Development / UI Frameworks / HTML / JavaScript
- Relational Database experience (RDBMS)
- 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
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCESS
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship
- DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability
- Bachelors degree or equivalent and 5+ years of development experience
- Experience with GoLang and Java programming languages
- DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven
- Java Web Services / Spring Boot / Java EE
- Web Development / UI Frameworks / HTML / JavaScript
- Knowledge with 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
- Experience in Agile development methodology
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 10+ years of development experience
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
- Strong written and verbal communication along with proven fluency of English
- Reviewing modifications of existing systems for cross-compatibility
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
- 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 holiday
The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $163,300. 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:
Hybrid
Work Location:
USA VA Herndon - 13857 Mclearen Road (VAS091)
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.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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About General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics is organized into four business groups: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems and Technologies.
We have a balanced business model which gives each business unit the flexibility to stay agile and maintain an intimate understanding of customer requirements.
Each business unit is responsible for the execution of its strategy and operational performance. Our corporate leaders set the overall strategy of the business and manage allocation of capital. This unique model keeps us focused on what matters — delivering on our promises to customers through relentless improvement, continued growth, boosting return on invested capital and disciplined capital deployment.
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