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# Software Engineer 3

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Active Directory, Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), CentOS, Linux, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Scripting, Saltstack, Containerization, Atlassian Tools, Api Design, Restful APIs, Docker
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9046851/software-engineer-3

## About the Role

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

 * Education: Bachelor of Science
 * Experience: 8+ years of related experience

 * Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Suite of Tools
Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
Recent software development experience using Python and Java
Strong background in Linux administration such as RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu
Hands-on experience implementing or supporting at least one Delinea product (e.g., Secret Server, Privilege Manager, DevOps Secrets Vault)
Experience integrating Delinea with directory services (LDAP, Active Directory, FreeIPA).
Understanding of identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), certificate-based authentication, and security best practices
Experience troubleshooting system-level issues in distributed environments, including logs, services, networking, and authentication
Familiarity with API-based integrations, RESTful services, and secrets automation in CI/CD pipelines
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, and associated secret-handling patterns
Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution

Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
Experience supporting enterprise security tools or working in a cybersecurity-focused software engineering role

## Description

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the engineering, implementation, integration, and sustainment of the Delinea Tools Suite in a Linux environment. This role ensures secure credential management, privileged access controls, secrets management, and automation capabilities that align with mission security and compliance requirements. The Software Engineer shall serve as the SME for all Delinea technologies running on Linux systems and shall collaborate closely with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.


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