Senior Principal Software Engineer - (Secret Clearance Preferred - Onsite Required)

This challenging and interesting software engineering and development position is a chance to participate in the development and operation of a high-performance big data system, and join a longstanding, stable program consisting of a team of individuals using defined Agile software principles and practices.

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will lead and perform software requirements analysis, design, development, testing, maintenance and participate in research of an operational big data system. The Senior Principal Software Engineer focuses on proficiency and quality of software and application development and programming to deliver solutions to complex problems. You will tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. Additionally, the Senior Principal Software Engineer may mentor and coach other software engineers.

US Citizenship is required. DoW active Secret clearance is preferred. If candidate does not have an active clearance, GDIT will sponsor the clearance upon contingent offer. The work must be performed onsite (no remote work).

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Engineer Sr Principal must have:

• Demonstrated understanding and technical expertise in applied software engineering concepts, principles and applications
• Experience with database technologies, SQL, ETL, indexing and performance including contextual data
• In-depth understanding of object-oriented and functional programming, design patterns, data structures and algorithms
• Proven ability to create high performance applications using Modern C++ (versions 11/14/17/20) applied in a Linux development environment
• Proven experience in scripting languages including Bash, Ruby and Python
• Experience with data modeling and NoSQL database technologies such as MongoDB
• Experience with parallel and multi-threaded programming and multi-process applications
• Proven experience with very large databases/big data/enterprise data warehouses
• Experience with memory architectures (NUMA) and caching
• Expertise in applying techniques for improving performance such as profiling, avoiding memory allocation/de-allocation, parallelization and algorithms
• Required Experience: 10+ years of related experience

Preferred Skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s (4 year) degree in software engineering or related technical field OR a minimum of 14 years of equivalent work experience
• Experience with Azure Cloud development

What sets you apart:

• Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with project teams, managers, and end users
• Maintain commitment to ongoing professional development
• Be able to grasp and apply new information quickly and handle increasing responsibilities with growing complexity
• Be a creative and innovative thinker with the ability to multi-task, 10 + years of related experience
• may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Pulled from the full job description 401(k) matching Paid holidays Internal mobility program, * 401K with company match

• 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 holiday, The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. 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.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 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 mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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