Backend Developer - TS​/SCI Polygraph

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: Agile Methodology, Docker (Software), Kubernetes

Certifications: None

Experience: 5+ years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge that we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Backend Software Developer joining our team to support Government activities at Chantilly, VA.

GDIT is seeking an experienced Backend Developer to join our team of building scalable, maintainable and high-performance backend services using a microservices architecture. As a Backend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing backend services using modern backend frameworks and technologies with a focus on building modular, loosely coupled components that integrate with our frontend applications You will work closely with our development team to build and maintain scalable and maintainable backend architecture.

Required experience with:

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with backend frameworks such as Spring Boot and Hibernate
• Strong understanding of data modeling and database design principles with experience designing Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs)
• Experience with Oracle Relational Database Services (RDS)
• Experience creating RESTful APIs, including designing API endpoints, handling requests and responses, and implementing API security measures
• Experience with Java and Java-based technologies, with a focus on building scalable and maintainable backend services
• Experience with unit testing and integration testing using JUnit and other testing frameworks and code coverage using tools like Ja Co Co
• Experience with Tomcat and other servlet containers
• Experience with Linux based systems and shell scripting
• Experience with automated build, test, and deployment technologies such as Gradle, Maven and Jenkins
• Experience with API documentation tools like Swagger
• Experience with cloud based technologies such as AWS
• Experience with utilizing CI/CD Pipelines
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Security clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Location: Chantilly, VA (On Customer Site)
• US Citizenship Required

Desired experience with:

• Experience working with or implementing serverless architecture such as AWS Lambda and other serverless technologies
• Experience with designing and implementing microservices architecture, with a focus on scalability and maintainability
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker
• Experience with orchestration technologies like Kubernetes

Nice to Have:

• Experience with other backend frameworks such as Node.js or Python
• Experiences with AWS Services such as EKS and Step Functions

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The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. 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.

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.

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