Cloud Native Software Engineer SME
General Dynamics Information Technology17 hours ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Base Salary
$195k - $264k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical vision, architecture standards, and execution of AI-assisted and cloud-native software capabilities across complex, multi-team programs.
- Evaluate, select, integrate, and operationalize AI-enabled development tools and define adoption roadmaps, capability models, engineering practices, and governance.
- Architect, engineer, and demonstrate customer proof-of-concept solutions for complex mission software pursuits.
- Develop and scale engineers through coaching, education programs, playbooks, communities of practice, and responsible AI-assisted development practices.
- Drive full SDLC and product lifecycle delivery, including secure coding, CI/CD, DevSecOps, TDD/BDD, automation, and quality engineering.
- Provide architectural guidance on how AI changes software engineering design patterns, quality models, and delivery processes.
- Translate technical concepts for customers, non-technical stakeholders, and senior leadership while supporting go-to-market efforts.
Requirements
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 15 years of progressive software architecture and engineering experience, including leadership of architecture and engineering best practices across complex teams.
- US Person status is required to access sensitive GDIT enterprise systems.
- Experience developing mission software products, developing capabilities, and demonstrating solutions to customers.
- Strong knowledge of AI-enabled development workflows, prompt and harness engineering, code-generation improvement loops, safety and quality validation, and AI/agentic automation ROI.
- Experience evaluating and operationalizing AI development tools such as Anthropic Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini, and GitHub Copilot.
- Hands-on experience with LLM-based frameworks and retrieval-augmented generation.
- Full-stack development experience with multiple programming languages, including Java, JavaScript, Python, and .NET.
- Experience with modern front-end and back-end frameworks such as Angular, React, Spring Boot, Django, and Next.js.
- Experience with Linux, Unix, RHEL, OpenShift, API and web service design, secure coding standards, and scalable architecture patterns.
- Preferred experience includes Federal acquisition and security compliance, FedRAMP, Authority to Operate processes, Government Cloud and classified environments, enterprise AI-assisted development platforms, AWS, GCP, Azure, AI/ML services, Terraform, Ansible, infrastructure as code, policy as code, and governance automation.
- Ability to influence senior leaders, manage vendor relationships, stay current with emerging technologies, and drive organizational adoption strategies.
Benefits
- Remote work from any location with a 40-hour scheduled work week and less than 10% travel.
- Medical, dental, vision, and health savings account plan options.
- 401(k) plan with company match and pre-tax and post-tax contribution options.
- Paid vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Typically 15 days of paid leave and 10 paid holidays per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on hire date.
- Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
- Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance benefits.
- AI-powered career development tools, internal mobility support, wellness packages, and a military-friendly workplace.
Tech Stack
AngularAnsibleAWSAzureDjangoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptLinux.NETNext.jsOpenShiftPythonReactSpring BootTerraform
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About General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) delivers enterprise IT, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, and software engineering services to U.S. federal agencies, including defense and intelligence organizations. It provides contract-based professional and managed services ranging from network operations and unified communications to training and simulation. GDIT is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.