Software Engineer - Backend Developer TS/SCI with Polygraph
Your Impact
Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.
Job Description
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 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 hand 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 JaCoCo
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
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 ad Step Functions
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Work Requirements
Years of Experience
5 + years of related experience
may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
Certification
Travel Required
Less than 10%
Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship Required
Salary and Benefit Information
The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000. 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.
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About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers 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 over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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