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Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Company Name: General Dynamics IT
Location: Falls Church, VA
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 05/16/2026
Expire Date: 06/16/2026
Job Categories: Engineering, Information Technology
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Senior Software Engineer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

TheAdvanateam is seeking aSenior Software Engineer to join their program. Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Offices (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

Software Engineer Senior

  • Executes complex software engineering activities by transforming system design artifacts, user requirements, and mission workflows into scalable software capabilities supporting Advana operations on NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS.

  • Develops advanced application features, dataprocessing logic, and automation modules using Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes to expand mission analytics, platform services, and customerfacing tools.

  • Leads complex feature development, conducts indepth code reviews, and drives highvolume storypoint delivery across sprint cycles.

  • Owns the application architecture, resolves design conflicts, defines the securitybydesign baseline, and establishes immutable infrastructure patterns through reusable Terraform and Ansible modules.

  • Reviews all code for security and compliance alignment and architects endtoend pipeline workflows with clearly defined quality gates.

  • Creates baseline STIG and containerhardening profiles, automates compliance reporting, and leads remediation strategies across mission applications.

  • Designs InfrastructureasCode and ConfigurationasCode patterns that enforce environmental consistency, reduce configuration drift, and support repeatable provisioning across the full software lifecycle.

  • Integrates automated testing components into continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to support unit testing, regression analysis, compliance validation, performance testing, and missionaligned acceptance checks. Designs observability stacks, leads incident postmortems, and authors highlevel architecture and compliance documentation. Evaluates emerging technologies and drives adoption strategies that strengthen mission resilience.

  • Collaborates with platform engineering, cybersecurity operations, configurationmanagement teams, and DevSecOps pipeline engineers to resolve integration challenges and enhance reliability across mission applications.

  • Delivers sourcecode updates, technical documentation, performance summaries, and enhancement recommendations that strengthen resilience, expand capability coverage, and improve operational effectiveness across the Advana ecosystem.

WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer Senior must have:
Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
Experience: 3+ years of related experience
Security clearance level: TS/SCI Clearance

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 youll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

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Company Name: General Dynamics IT
Website:https://www.gdit.com/careers/job/b2a646651/senior-software-engineer/?source=AutoAppend_HBCU
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