Senior Software Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Quick Summary
Skills:Complex Systems, Software Design, Software Development Certifications:None Experience:6 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:Yes Job Description: At GDIT,
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + PolygraphClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
NoneJob Family:
Software EngineeringRequirements
~1 min read- Self-starter mentality with a strong desire to learn and deliver solutions efficiently to customers.
- Strong understanding of software design fundamentals and object-oriented programming principles.
- Experience applying modern software engineering principles including SOLID, DRY, KISS, and YAGNI.
- Experience working in Linux-based development environments.
- Understanding of Git/GitHub source control and Agile development methodologies.
- Experience architecting and developing web applications.
- Experience developing applications using Ruby on Rails.
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as ExtJS and/or VueJS.
- Experience utilizing Bootstrap for responsive user interface development.
- Experience deploying and supporting solutions in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Job Description:
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Software Engineer supporting our Intelligence Community customer, you will be trusted to solve complex technical challenges while delivering mission-critical capabilities that directly support national security objectives.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced software engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to join an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team responsible for supporting enterprise applications used across the Intelligence Community. In this role, you will collaborate with Agile development teams to maintain, enhance, and improve applications serving a broad range of IC customers. Responsibilities include responding to user inquiries, troubleshooting and resolving issues, implementing system enhancements, and supporting the ongoing evolution of mission-focused applications.
In addition to sustaining the current production environment, the successful candidate will play a key role in the modernization effort to develop and transition users to a next-generation application, while supporting the planned decommissioning of the legacy platform. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to both operational support and the future architecture of a critical IC mission system.
- Provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for mission-critical applications used by Intelligence Community customers.
- Respond to user-reported issues and questions, troubleshoot problems, and implement solutions in a timely manner.
- Design, develop, test, and deploy software enhancements and new capabilities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Maintain and improve application performance, reliability, and security.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and system artifacts for legacy system.
- Support application integrations and data exchange with external systems and services.
- Work closely with team members to continuously improve development, deployment, and support processes.
- Support the lifecycle management of both legacy and modernized applications, ensuring continuity of operations throughout migration efforts.
- Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of a new application while maintaining and enhancing the existing production system.
- Assist with planning and executing the decommissioning of legacy application components, services, and infrastructure.
- AWS certifications.
- Experience integrating and unifying records from multiple data sources.
- Experience developing applications that consume and integrate external APIs.
- Experience supporting applications in a secure Intelligence Community environment.
- Understanding of DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent combinations of education, technical certifications, training, and experience will be considered.
- 6+ years of software development experience.
- Experience supporting enterprise web applications in production environments.
- Experience working within Agile software development teams.
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Chantilly, VA or McLean, VA
- On customer site
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $141,100 - $190,900. 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:
40Work Location:
USA VA ChantillyAdditional Work Locations:
USA VA McLean
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $141,100–$190,900 a year
- 14% below the $192,500 median for Software Engineer jobs on Jobera (6,189 salaries).
- Posted
- 6 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 15, 2026
- First seen
- October 16, 2026
- Last seen
- October 20, 2026
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- Days active
- 4
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 44%
- Scored at
- October 21, 2026
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