Software Engineer Senior

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); United States; On-site; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness

Internal mobility team

Professional growth opportunities

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Software Engineer Senior to design, develop, integrate, and sustain secure software applications and data-driven solutions for USCENTCOM IT Services, onsite at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida.

You will translate user and operational needs into reliable, scalable enterprise applications, lead technical design activities, and ensure secure, maintainable solutions across the software development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, systems integration, data application development, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain secure web applications, APIs, web services, integrations, and data-driven solutions.
• Translate mission and user requirements into reliable, scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Develop operational applications and workflows using enterprise development platforms, including Palantir Foundry.
• Support data integration, transformation, semantic modeling, application development, and workflow automation.
• Build responsive, user-focused web applications using React and related web technologies.
• Lead technical design activities; assess implementation options, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs; and recommend practical solutions.
• Collaborate with users, product owners, subject-matter experts, data engineers, and developers throughout the software‑development lifecycle.
• Analyze existing code and systems; troubleshoot complex issues; and improve performance, usability, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, documentation, release management, and production application support.
• Build and maintain integrations among applications, databases, identity services, APIs, and other enterprise systems.
• Develop and deploy software through automated build, test, and release pipelines.
• Apply applicable software‑engineering standards, cybersecurity controls, and Department of War requirements.

Skills

Software Engineering

Software Testing

Web Application Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / Software Engineering

Job description

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Software Engineering, Software Testing, Web Application Development
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

As a Software Engineer Senior at GDIT, you will design, develop, integrate, and sustain secure software applications and data-driven solutions that support complex mission requirements. Working onsite with the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) J6 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, you will translate user and operational needs into reliable, scalable, and intuitive enterprise applications. We will prioritize your professional growth as you help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As a Software Engineer Senior you will apply sound technical judgment, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, and deliver secure, maintainable solutions throughout the software development lifecycle for software programs and applications for the USCENTCOM Information Technology Services (CITS) Program. This role will support the USCENTCOM J6 in Tampa, FL.

HOW A SOFTWARE ENGINEER SENIOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain secure web applications, APIs, web services, integrations, and data-driven solutions.
• Translate mission and user requirements into reliable, scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Develop operational applications and workflows using enterprise development platforms, including Palantir Foundry.
• Support data integration, transformation, semantic modeling, application development, and workflow automation.
• Build responsive, user-focused web applications using React and related web technologies.
• Lead technical design activities; assess implementation options, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs; and recommend practical solutions.
• Collaborate with users, product owners, subject-matter experts, data engineers, and developers throughout the software‑development lifecycle.
• Analyze existing code and systems; troubleshoot complex issues; and improve performance, usability, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, documentation, release management, and production application support.
• Build and maintain integrations among applications, databases, identity services, APIs, and other enterprise systems.
• Develop and deploy software through automated build, test, and release pipelines.
• Apply applicable software‑engineering standards, cybersecurity controls, and Department of War requirements.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; or an equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and relevant professional experience.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, systems integration, data application development, or a related technical field.

Required Technical Skills

• Proficiency in developing responsive, user‑focused web applications using React, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience in Python and TypeScript, with experience developing, testing, and maintaining production software applications.
• Experience developing or consuming RESTful APIs, web services, and system integrations.
• Experience with relational databases, SQL, data modeling, and data‑access technologies.
• Experience translating user, customer, or mission requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Experience using source control and collaborative software development practices.
• Familiarity with automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or comparable platforms.
• Ability to troubleshoot applications and integrations across multiple system components.
• Experience applying secure software development practices, including authentication, authorization, and role‑based access control.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining web‑based or enterprise software solutions.
• Current certification applicable Department of War 8140 workforce qualification requirements for the assigned role.

Preferred Qualifications

The following experience is beneficial but not required:

• Experience developing solutions that use data pipelines, data transformations, semantic or ontology‑based data models, operational applications, functions, APIs, or automated workflows.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry or a comparable enterprise data and application development platform.
• Experience with C#, Java, .NET, ASP.NET Core, MVC, or comparable enterprise application-development frameworks.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, T‑SQL, stored procedures, or comparable enterprise database technologies.
• Familiarity with identity and access management technologies, including Active Directory, OAuth, and enterprise authentication or authorization approaches.
• Experience supporting IIS or other enterprise web and application servers.
• Familiarity with containerized, virtualized, or comparable enterprise deployment environments.
• Familiarity with applicable Department of War ITSM ticketing process, cybersecurity, software engineering, and information‑security requirements.

Prior Palantir Foundry experience is not required. Candidates with strong software engineering, data application development, systems integration, or comparable platform‑development experience are encouraged to apply.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to learn new development platforms, tools, and technical domains quickly.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to delivering secure, reliable, maintainable, and user‑centered solutions.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance required at time of hire.
• Location: Onsite at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities, including paid education and certifications
• Opportunities to work with cutting‑edge technologies and platforms
• Paid vacation and holidays to rest and recharge

The likely salary range for this position is $127,500 - $172,500. 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%

T elecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA FL MacDill AFB

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.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans