Principal Software Engineer

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

As a Software Engineer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Air Force.

• Leading the implementation and management of DevSecOps practices across multiple projects and teams to ensure seamless integration of development, security, and operations processes.
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining highly automated and secure CI/CD pipelines, incorporating advanced security testing and validation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams (including developers, security engineers, and operations staff) on secure system design, deployment, and operation. This includes mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of security awareness.
• Architecting, implementing, and managing secure and highly available infrastructure, both cloud-based and on-premises, with a focus on automation and scalability. This includes designing infrastructure-as-code solutions and implementing robust monitoring and alerting systems.
• Leading security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability remediation efforts, including developing and implementing security policies and procedures. Experience should include conducting threat modeling and risk assessments.
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and procedures, and contributing to knowledge sharing and training initiatives. This includes creating architectural diagrams, security documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Conducting Proof of Concepts (POC) to evaluate new DevSecOps tools and technologies and make recommendations for adoption.
• Leading incident response and root cause analysis efforts, with a focus on identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities.
• Developing and delivering DevSecOps training programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field.
• Preferred Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance.
• US Citizenship required.

Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps), including advanced configuration, scripting, and customization.
• Expertise in configuration management and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform), including designing and implementing complex infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Understanding and extensive experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm), including designing and managing containerized applications at scale.
• Senior-level knowledge of cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), including designing and implementing secure and scalable cloud architectures. Experience should include cost optimization and resource management.
• Mastery of scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go, Java), with the ability to develop custom tools and automation scripts.
• In-depth knowledge of security best practices and tools (e.g., OWASP, Nessus, Burp Suite, Splunk, SIEM solutions), including experience with threat intelligence and security monitoring.
• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and TLS.
• Experience with security compliance frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• Experience with static and dynamic code analysis tools.
• Experience with reverse engineering and malware analysis (preferred).
• Active participation in the security community (e.g., contributing to open-source projects, presenting at conferences, publishing research).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401K with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities.
• Internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals.
• Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $119,000 - $161,000.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: Less than 10%
• Telecommuting Options: Hybrid