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Type of Requisition:RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess:SecretClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:Top Secret/SCIPublic Trust/Other Required:NoneJob Family:Software EngineeringJob Qualifications:Skills:Application Development, Back-End Development, GitLab CI/CD, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIsCertifications:NoneExperience:8 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:YesJob Description:SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SR PRINCIPAL<div><div>YOUR IMPACT </div><div>Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of War’s mission to keep our country safe and secure. </div><div> </div><div>OUR COMPANY </div><div>Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments.  </div><div> </div><div>JOB DESCRIPTION </div><div>The Software Developer Sr. Principal will support the USASOC OTA Program in Fayetteville, NC (hybrid) or Remote.  </div><div> </div><div>MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT </div><div>As a Software Developer Sr. Principal you will provide support for application development of data and business systems software to include analysis of business needs, systems flow, and determination of data storage and usage requirements. You will work as part of a team with other contractors, government civilians, and military personnel in a fast-paced, innovative environment.    </div><div> </div><div>JOB DUTIES (INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) </div><div><ul><li>Lead end‑to‑end software development across all SDLC phases, including requirements analysis, system design, implementation, testing, refinement, debugging, and updates. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Translate complex user and mission/business needs into scalable system architectures, detailed requirements, and actionable technical plans. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Produce and review advanced design artifacts (models, diagrams, workflows) to guide development and ensure technical alignment across teams. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Develop high‑quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions within a multidisciplinary environment supporting mission‑critical intelligence operations. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Build and maintain big‑data ETL pipelines (Hadoop, Apache Airflow) and automate data ingestion from APIs and databases using Python and SQL. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Execute DevOps processes for application and database deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Automate retrieval of data from various sources via API and direct database queries for intelligence analysts and data scientists using SQL and Python. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Utilize industry‑standard tools (GitLab, Jira, Confluence) for version control, workflow management, documentation, and traceability. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Engage directly with customers and mission partners to gather requirements, provide product feedback loops, and deliver capability briefings for military stakeholders. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Provide senior‑level technical guidance to ensure optimal documentation, maintainability, and sustainability of software systems. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Mentor and coach junior developers; may serve as team or task lead; perform additional duties as needed. </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>REQUIRED SKILLS: </div></div><div><div><ul><li>Experience developing customer driven applications for data collection and analysis  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Backend/DevOPs Knowledge Areas: Python, Docker, Helm/Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, or relational databases  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Database: Postgres, SQL </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>General:  Gitlab CI/CD, REST APIs </li></ul></div><div>DESIRED SKILLS: </div><div><ul><li>Backend/DevOPs Knowledge Areas: Golang, Go, Node/NestJS, Java/Spring Boot, Kotlin, TypeORM, GORM  </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Frontend Knowledge Areas: React JS, Node JS, NEST JS, Typescript </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Database: Elasticsearch, MongoDB </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>General: Linux, K8s, Git, WebSocket, Redis, Keycloak, S3/Minio, Puppeteer </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED </div><div><ul><li>Clearance: Current DoW Secret clearance required ; active Top Secret with SCI eligibility desired </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Experience: 8 years of related experience </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Education: Technical training or degree </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Certifications: None </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Role requirements: Fayetteville, NC (Hybrid) or remote (with travel to customer site up to 1x per month).</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role  </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>GDIT IS YOUR PLACE  At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. </div><div><ul><li>Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace </li></ul></div><div>  OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY  Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results. #iexjobs #IEXPriority</div></div>The likely salary range for this position is $140,250 - $189,750. 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:40Travel Required:10-25%Telecommuting Options:HybridWork Location:USA NC Fort BraggAdditional Work Locations: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.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 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 capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at<a href="https://www.gdit.com/tc" target="_blank">gdit.com/tc</a>.Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Software Developer Sr. Principal

8+ years software development experience; secret clearance; US citizenship; backend DevOps; Python, Docker; PostgreSQL; REST APIs.

8+ years of related experience; US citizenship; active/able to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance; backend software development and DevOps experience; proficiency with Python, Docker, PostgreSQL, REST APIs.

We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.<h2>About the Role:</h2>As a Senior Software Engineer II at Confluent, you will take ownership of critical backend systems in Stream Governance products that underpin our data streaming platform. You’ll lead the design and delivery of large-scale, distributed services that must be secure, highly available, and easy to operate across regions and clouds. The Stream Governance product portfolio is crucial to achieving Confluent’s mission to put event streaming at the heart of every organization. Our mission is to provide a robust, cloud-native platform that ensures data quality and integrity by standardizing structure and enforcing intelligent rules across every stream. You will be responsible for delivering critical functionalities like Confluent Schema Registry, Data Contracts, and Policies.In this role, you will collaborate closely with the team and key stakeholders to design, architect, and develop cloud-native, multi-tenant services for Stream Governance. You will be responsible for guiding the vision, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and enabling a high-performing engineering team to tackle complex distributed data challenges at scale.You’ll act as a technical leader: setting direction for projects, making architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to ship high-impact work.<h2>What You Will Do:</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Develop and architect the cloud-native Stream Governance platform - a multi-tenant, highly available, and scalable service for Kafka and real-time data.</li><li>Own and lead the end-to-end design and implementation of complex backend services within a cloud-native, microservices-based environment.</li><li>Drive projects from requirements and design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing operation in production.</li><li>Make architecture and technical decisions that thoughtfully balance reliability, scalability, performance, and operability.</li><li>Solve complicated technical projects with high quality, provide specialized technical guidance to the team, and mentor/support other engineers through code reviews and design reviews.</li><li>Evaluate and enhance the efficiency of our platform's technology stack, ensuring we keep pace with industry trends and adopt state-of-the-art solutions.</li><li>Take responsibility for developing, managing, and maintaining a mission-critical service with a 99.99 SLA running across 100+ AWS, GCP, and Azure regions.</li><li>Partner across engineering and with other key stakeholders to create and execute the overall roadmap for delivering a top-notch Data Streaming Platform.</li><li>Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, inclusive collaboration, and high technical standards.</li></ul><h2>What You Will Bring:</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>5+ years of industry experience designing, building, scaling, and operating backend systems in production.</li><li>Deep proficiency in at least one major backend programming language (e.g., Java, Go, C/C++, or Python) and strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design.</li><li>Hands-on experience with distributed systems, such as event-driven architectures, high-throughput services, or large-scale data pipelines. A strong understanding of consistency, fault tolerance, and performance tradeoffs.</li><li>Strong experience running production services in a public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including containerized workloads (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).</li><li>Expertise in cloud-native technology, including networking &amp; security, and experience being part of an oncall rotation.</li><li>Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams.</li><li>A track record of technical leadership: driving projects, influencing architecture, and coordinating work across multiple engineers or teams.</li><li>Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to align stakeholders, explain complex ideas clearly, and drive decisions.</li><li>BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</li></ul><h2>What Gives You an Edge:</h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Experience building or operating mission-critical, multi-tenant, or multi-region services with strict availability and latency requirements.</li><li>Familiarity with data streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka, Flink, or similar systems.</li><li>Demonstrated impact beyond your immediate team, such as driving cross-org initiatives or technical vision.</li><li>Contributions to open source, technical writing, or speaking that showcase technical depth.</li></ul><h2>Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.</h2><h3></h3><h1>Come As You Are</h1>Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.<h1>Privacy Statement</h1>Confluent is an IBM subsidiary which has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated into the IBM organization. By proceeding with this application, you understand that Confluent will share your personal information with other IBM affiliates involved in your recruitment process, wherever these are located. More Information on how IBM protects your personal information, including the safeguards in case of cross-border data transfer, are available <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ibm.com/careers/us-en/privacy-policy/">here</a>.

Senior Software Engineer II

Senior Software Engineer

5+ years backend design/implementation, distributed systems, cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker/Kubernetes, Java/Go/C/C++, on-call, mentoring.

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