Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly REQUIRED)

The Software Engineer will design, develop, code, test, and debug complex software products to be deployed in a mission critical environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on developer with significant experience in scalable data platforms, cloud-based services, and big data analytics. They must have strong, firsthand technical expertise in a variety of data ingestion/computation technologies and the proven ability to fashion robust scalable solutions that can manage large data sets. They must be at ease working in an agile environment with a cross-functional team. This person should embody a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.   

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES    

• Work with a team to write new cloud-based applications and tools and recommend new technologies and methodologies to improve system performance and usability.   

• Design, develop, test, debug, and deploy new software tools that extend or replace existing capabilities to parse raw data for analysis.    

• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, analysts, project managers and other engineers and technical SMEs.   

• Deploy new software into an AWS-based data ingest pipeline.   

• Write software that interacts with multiple data types and stores data into S3 buckets that is queried by processes running on AWS Athena.   

• Troubleshoot complex problems and provide support to mission areas for software systems and application issues.    

• Maintain good documentation for new software written and new procedures to be followed.   

• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.    

• Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization’s capabilities.   

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE   

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and work/military experience.   

• 8+ years of related experience is preferred

• Location: On customer site

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Python, Git, and unit testing frameworks.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with AWS Athena    

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with building APIs and services using REST.    

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS Glue    

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with PRESTO, Trino, or Apache Spark   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS CDK 1 and/or 2.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with cloud-based Lambda functions   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with reverse proxy solutions e.g NGINX   

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS   

• Demonstrated hands on experience working with DynamoDB, or HIVE.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Parquet and/or ORC file formats.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with data engineering/ETL principles.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Hadoop, Apache Spark and their related ecosystems.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with cloud formation for automation.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience building and deploying software within a CI/CD pipeline.   

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Linux-based systems and shell scripting.   

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

• 401K with company match