Software Developer Principal

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being and support of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PRINCIPAL

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

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Developer Principal must have:
Education: Bachelor degree in Computer Science, engineering or related field.
Experience: 8+ years of related experience

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• As a Software Developer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the North Carolina State MMIS program.. You will play a crucial role in transforming the mainframe COBOL Medicaid Claims processing application to a modernized Java AWS hosted application. 
• Support the claims development team to modernize the claims processing application
• Utilize knowledge of AWS AI based mainframe modernization technologies to create real-time and batch programs for Claims processing
• Work with the existing NCTracks development team to support current R&M activities on the Claims development team
• ​Most critical skill  is AWS Developer certification and strong Java development experience
• Must also have mainframe COBOL development experience in a Medicaid MMIS system or an Insurance Industry environment
• Role requirements:  Work may be performed remotely within the Continental US, but occasional travel to Raleigh, NC  (once a month) may be required. 

Required Technical skills:

• Must have current AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) certification.
• Experience with AI models for software development.
• 8+ years of hands-on full-stack experience, designing and developing enterprise-level Web Applications, Web Services and APIs using various technologies like Java, J2EE, and XML.
• Experience with migration of COBOL code to AWS in a Medicaid or large enterprise COBOL based applications.
• Experience developing Struts, Spring MVC, Spring batch, Angular, Node or any other JS Frameworks, Java-script and jQuery.
• Experience developing Web Services and working with XML, JSON, SOAP/REST APIs, JAX-WS.
• Experience in managing App/Web servers/Containers like JBOSS, Tomcat, WebLogic or WebSphere.
• Experience with cloud native architecture and development in either AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Experience working with IDEs (Eclipse or NetBeans or IBM Data Studio or Any point Studio), source control systems (Subversion or Git preferred), and defect tracking systems.
• Experience with Continuous integration tools (e. g. Jenkins, Team City or RTC), Monitoring/alerting tools.
• Experience in building advanced automated and integrated acceptance tests using modern techniques and tools (e.g. SoapUI, Selenium).
• Experience developing SQL, PL/SQL and Stored Procedures with Oracle or IBM DB2 or MS SQL Server Databases.
• Experience working with Agile methodology.
• Good Understanding of networking concepts and protocols (IP/TCP/UDP/DNS/
• Strong mentoring skills with excellent communication, collaboration, and problem solving capabilities.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
• Self motivated.

Desired Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of AWS AI tools like AWS Transform and Agentic AI tools like Kiro.
• Experience in using JMS Queue and Topics for building messaging related solutions.
• Experience using MuleSoft Anypoint Studio, MULE ESB, JMS, MULE MMC, Active MQ, Kafka, JPA, designing using API's Led Architecture.
• Experience with healthcare and healthcare insurance solutions and information architectures, especially Medicaid or similar industry.
• Experience working with HIPAA healthcare data and X12 like 834, 837, 820, 835, 270/271, 276/277, 278, and 999 transactions.
• Experience designing, developing, securing and managing APIs via API Gateways and proxies using platforms such as MuleSoft or Apigee.

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.

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.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

None