Cloud Software Developer; Node.js and React.js - State of Louisiana

Job Description

GDIT is seeking a Cloud Software Developer with strong hands‑on experience building, deploying, and maintaining modern cloud‑native applications in AWS. You will work as part of an Agile team responsible for designing scalable architectures, developing Node.js/React applications, automating infrastructure with Terraform, and ensuring secure and reliable cloud operations.

This role requires practical, demonstrable engineering experience across Linux, AWS services, infrastructure‑as‑code, and JavaScript development.

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud‑native applications using Node.js, React.js, and related frameworks
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform or AWS CDK
• Build and deployment of pipelines and platform operations
• Perform Linux‑based troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis
• Implement secure‑by‑design patterns and participate in compliance/hardening tasks
• Collaborate with teams deploying and operating workloads using AWS services (such as, but not limited to: Lambda, EC2, S3, Cloud Watch, API Gateway, VPC, IAM)
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, cloud engineers, architects, and Dev Ops teams

• Technical Training, Certificate, or Degree required
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering or relevant experience preferred

• 5+ years of related experience with AWS cloud computing required
• 7+ years of total IT experience preferred

• Proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript/Type Script
• Experience building and maintaining React.js front‑end applications
• Strong knowledge of Linux fundamentals: navigation, logs, permissions, troubleshooting techniques
• Practical experience designing and deploying solutions in AWS, including core services and networking
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform or CDK (modules, variables, state mgmt.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (such as, but not limited to: Git Lab, Git Hub Actions, AWS Code Pipeline, Jenkins)
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and event‑driven patterns
• Ability to explain architectural tradeoffs, troubleshooting steps, and real‑world problem solving
• Experience building and deploying pipelines and platform operations

State of Louisiana

• Candidates within Louisiana who reside within 60 miles of GDIT's Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, LA will follow a hybrid work model
• Candidates within Louisiana who reside more than 60 miles from GDIT's Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, LA will follow a remote work model

Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust.

Must be US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, or US Citizen).

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• Support:
  An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards:
  Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

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.

GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans