Software Engineer 3

**Req ID:** RQ224236

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

**Public Trust/Other Required:** None

**Job Family:** Software Engineering

**Skills:**

Apache Kafka,Bash (Scripting Language),GitLab CI/CD,Linux,Splunk (Inactive)

**Experience:**

8 + years of related experience

**US Citizenship Required:**

Yes

**Job Description:**

SOFTWARE ENGINEER PRINCIPAL

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Engineer Principal at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

The DevOps Software Engineer shall be part of a team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining a comprehensive distributed Metrics and Monitoring solution for HPC systems to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of HPC infrastructure.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Engineer Principal must have:

● Education: Bachelor of Science

● Experience: 8+ years of related experience

● Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

**Position Required Skills**

Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Tools

Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes

Recent software development experience using Rust and Python

Experience using Splunk for data collection, message brokers, data storage, and presentation tools

Experience interfacing with Log Management tools including Syslog-ng and rsyslog

Experience with Message Brokers including Kafka

Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools including Ansible

Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI

Experience with Git Source Control System

**Position Desired Skills**

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

Experience with Elasticsearch

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

● 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

● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

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The likely salary range for this position is $175,950 - $238,050. 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. 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 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. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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.