Type of Requisition:
Pipeline
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Software Engineering
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Jenkins (Software), Programming Languages, Software Engineering, Software Solutions Certifications:
None Experience:
8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
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.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Engineer Principal must have experience with:
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.
Experience in conducting Proof of Concepts (POC) to evaluate new DevSecOps tools and technologies and make recommendations for adoption.
Experience leading incident response and root cause analysis efforts, with a focus on identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities.
Experience in developing and delivering DevSecOps training programs.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field
Preferred Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Experience: 10+ years of related experience
Must have an active TS SCI clearance
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.
Sr 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…