Principal SDET

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

AI Prompting, AI Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Testing

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

SDET PRINCIPAL

Transform technology into opportunity as a SDET Principal at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

HOW A SDET Principal WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Responsibilities:

• Microservices Development: Develop, Test, and maintain scalable microservices implementations to support our client enterprise software applications and services. Implement best practices for microservices development and testing, including service isolation, fault tolerance, and API design
• AI SDLC: Provide technical leadership in AI driven software development testing implementation and practices
• SecDevOps Implementation: Lead the implementation of SecDevOps testing practices to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to best quality assurance practices and standards. Mentor junior developers, conduct review, and facilitate knowledge sharing sessions to promote continuous learning and improvement
• System Integration Interoperability: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate microservices with existing systems and third part APIs.  Ensure interoperability and compatibility between different components and services within the business eco-system
• Security and Compliance: Work with security team to implement security controls and measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards. Support regular security assessments and audits as needed to identify and address potential vulnerabilities and risks

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field experiences; Master’s degree preferred
• Proven track record of devising and executing comprehensive technology roadmaps to drive innovation and competitive advantage
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in full stack software development quality assurance leveraging AI, Java J2EE, Spring/Spring Boot Java frameworks, with a focus on API microservices architecture
• Proven expertise in implementing SecDevOps practices and tools like Docker, Apache Maven, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
• Hands on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version controls, and automated testing frameworks such as, Playwright
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

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
● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. 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:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional 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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.

 

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

About Our Work:

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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