Junior Software Developer - REMOTE

Lensa; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT solutions seeks an Entry-level Developer to support their mission in the Department of Homeland Security. Responsibilities include developing applications using Java and other languages. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of critical Homeland Security missions, ensuring national security through technology.

Benefits

Medical and dental plans

401(k) plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Flexible work weeks

Paid time off plans

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life and accidental death insurance

Qualifications

• 2+ years of development experience with Java and/or C++.
• Experience in Agile development methodology.
• Experience with DevOps solutions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, support, and modernize mission-critical applications.
• Provide technical advice during the requirements transformation.
• Implement enhancements and coordinate with other developers.

Skills

Agile Projects

Agile Scrum Development

Java

Kanban

Oracle

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent

Job description

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Req ID: RQ200561

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family: Software Development

Skills

Agile Projects,Agile Scrum Development,Java,Kanban,Oracle

Experience

0 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Yes

Job Description

GDIT, a Federal marketplace leader in next-generation IT solutions and professional services, is seeking highly qualified and motivated IT professionals like you who are eager to contribute to our critical Homeland Security missions. For the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), GDIT will perform software development and application enhancements on the Mission Systems Lifecycle Support (MSLS) contract using Agile frameworks and DevSecOps processes. GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join a 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

Responsibilities

'GDIT is seeking a highly motivated Developer 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. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Use Java, GoLang and C++ 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, Oracle)
• Database programming using SQL
• Experience with test driven development
• Scrum/agile project lifecycle approach to software development
  
  

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 2+ years of development experience
• Experience with Java and/or C++ programming languages
• Experience in Agile development methodology
  
  

Desired Skills / Qualifications

• Experience implementing and configuring DevOps solutions
• Experience in Struts, and Restful services
• Experience in Oracle RDBMS, PL/SQL and SQL*Plus
• Experience in UNIX/LINUX shell scripting.
• Certification in SAFe, SCRUM or Kanban
• 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
  
  

The likely salary range for this position is $62,962 - $69,000. 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.

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 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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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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