Software Engineer SME

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Software Engineer SME supporting USPACOM J6 enterprise IT, mission partner interoperability, and Pacific theater operations. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. You will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Software Engineer SME joining our team to support USPACOM J6 mission outcomes through it modernization project support, modernization, secure integration, and operational collaboration across the Pacific.

GDIT is seeking a Software Engineer SME to support USPACOM J6 IT Modernization Project Support activities at Camp Smith, HI, helping modernize enterprise IT capabilities and strengthen mission partner interoperability across the Pacific.

• Support IT modernization projects from requirements definition through planning, integration, testing, and transition.

• Collaborate with technical teams to mature prototypes, modernization sprints, and enterprise capability improvements.

• Lead software engineering analysis and application modernization efforts, including secure design, integration, and DevSecOps-oriented practices.

• Work with users and technical teams to translate mission needs into maintainable software requirements and implementation plans.

• Collaborate with USPACOM J6 stakeholders, service components, mission partners, and GDIT team members to resolve technical challenges.

• Prepare clear technical documentation, briefings, status inputs, and recommendations for customer and internal leadership.

• Education: Technical training, certification(s), or equivalent experience; degree not explicitly required by the external labor category.

• Required Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience supporting the role, mission area, or equivalent DoW/enterprise IT environment.

• Required Technical Skills: software architecture; DevSecOps; application modernization; APIs and integration; secure development; technical leadership.

• Security Clearance Level: Final Top Secret.

• Required Skills and Abilities: Strong communication, analytical problem-solving, technical writing, customer engagement, and ability to coordinate across engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and mission partner teams.

• Preferred Skills: Experience supporting USPACOM, combatant command, service component, or joint/coalition mission environments. Experience working in government site environments and coordinating with military and civilian stakeholders.

• Location: On customer site at Camp Smith, HI.

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home, when eligible and approved.

• 401K with company match.

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages.

• Professional growth opportunities, internal mobility, paid education, and certifications.

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

15 + years of related experience

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

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required