TSS Software Developer Advisor

Job Description:

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Other

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Job Family:

Software Development

Skills:

Job Qualifications:

Microservices Architecture, RESTful APIs, Software Development, Spring Boot

Certifications:

Experience:

9 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Software Developers are an integral part of the team here at GDIT that supports the US Dept. of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid. You will be the development lead for a team building a new microservices-based solution to assist millions of students pursue the dream of higher education. This is an exciting opportunity creating a new cloud-based application while being a part of a DevSecOps integration. Your ability to develop in JAVA and create REST API’s are just the skills we need to deliver this solution to our customer. Communication is important within our organization; we use the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to empower our development team.

Your Day-to-day Impact:

Creating maintainable, adaptable, scalable, defect-free micro services based code using software development best practices and coding standards (i.e., software reuse, refactoring, continuous integration, test automation, secure development, and test driven development)Working in a dev lead on a scrum team to develop, integrate, and deploy high quality reusable, testable, and efficient code including Microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and REST API’sDeveloping microservices that include RESTful services using Spring Framework (IoC, MVC, Transactions, Security, and Batch)Writing Unit Test frameworks (JUnit, Mocking frameworks), code coverage, and code review and integrating work with GitLabWorking within a SAFe environment that includes consistent leadership support, continued learning education, refining user stories, providing internal and customer demonstrations of developed codeContributing within a SAFe environment including the Daily scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlog grooming, Sprint/System Demos, PI Planning, and Inspect & Adapt events

Required Skills/Experience:

Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree and 5+ years of experience or equivalent years of experienceExperience with JAVA and developing/maintaining backend APIs.Knowledge of REST API, JSONExperience using API test cases in SOAP UI, PostMan, or ReadyAPIExperience with common web development frameworks (Angular, Docker, React, Spring, Node.js, jQuery, Microservice Design, etc.)Strong leadership skills required. Experience leading a scrum team preferred.Excellent interpersonal skills including courtesy, professionalism, and a cooperative attitudeExcellent written and verbal communications skillsU.S. Citizen with existing or the ability to pass a Public Trust background investigation

Desired Skills/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline10+ of related experience in software developmentFederal Student Aid systems experience strongly preferredExperience with Atlassian suite of tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) or other issue/change tracking softwareExperience with GitLab DevOps/CI/CD platformExperience with an IDE such as eclipse.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsCutting-edge technology you can learn fromRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $106,371 - $177,632. 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:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

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. 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.

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 30 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.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Key Skills

• Backend
• REST APIs
• Microservices