Software Engineer (Developer, OpenSearch)-TS/SCI with Polygraph
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Skills:ElasticSearch, Git, OpenSearch (Software), Python Frameworks,
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + PolygraphClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + PolygraphJob Family:
Software EngineeringRequirements
~1 min readJob Description:
SOFTWARE ENGINEER PRINCIPAL
Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Software Engineer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission. The Software Engineer Principal will design, develop, code, test, and debug complex software products to be deployed in a mission critical environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on developer with significant experience in scalable data platforms, cloud-based services, and big data analytics, and OpenSearch or Elasticsearch. They must have strong, firsthand technical expertise in a variety of data ingestion/computation technologies and the proven ability to fashion robust scalable solutions that can manage large data sets. They must be at ease working in an agile environment with a cross-functional team. This person should embody a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with a team to write new cloud-based applications and tools and recommend new technologies and methodologies to improve system performance and usability.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and deploy new software tools that extend or replace existing capabilities to parse raw data for analysis.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, analysts, project managers and other engineers and technical SMEs.
• Deploy new software into an AWS-based data ingest pipeline.
• Write software that interacts with multiple data types and stores data into S3 buckets that is queried by processes running Athena or OpenSearch.
• As an OpenSearch expert, drive the design of indexing strategies, query optimizations, and maintain overall architectural ownership of the OpenSearch data layer.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and provide support to mission areas for software systems and application issues.
• Maintain good documentation for new software written and new procedures to be followed.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization’s capabilities.
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~1 min readWork Location:
USA VA ChantillyAdditional Work Locations:
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About this job
- Posted
- 41 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- September 4, 2026
- First seen
- October 1, 2026
- Last seen
- October 2, 2026
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- October 15, 2026
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