Req ID: RQ179706

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1)

Job Family: Software Development

Skills:

Agile Scrum Development,Software Development,Software Systems

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Discover a career that is challenging, impactful, and mission critical. Join our team as a Software Development Lead and make an impact on our NEDSS (National Electronic Disease Surveillance System) project with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . For this project, we develop, maintain, and support the NBS (NEDSS Base System), a web-based disease surveillance system used by public health jurisdictions to collect and analyze disease occurrence data, as well as to report this data to the CDC. While you help us advance the mission, we’ll help you build your skills and advance your career.

As a Software Development Lead, you will manage a complex software product and lead a team of software developers in performing complex analysis, design, development, testing and delivery of software applications. The Software Development Lead will work along with other team members to design and develop various software components and manage a critical product with several complex modules. You will lead cross-functional project teams to deliver high-quality technology solutions for our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) customers and will apply advanced level of technical knowledge to solve a variety of complex technical issues.

This role is remote; but, must be within commuting distance to Atlanta, GA for occasional onsite meetings. Travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct full lifecycle activities to include requirements analysis, design, development, and testing.

• Represent and lead client meetings regarding development status and updates on a continuous basis.

• Drives the architecture of software applications based on user requirements and functionality.

• Develops and enforces software development processes and procedures.

• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure design principles are followed.

• Take ownership of ensuring proper testing occurs prior to software releases.

• Continuously strive for improvements to existing software applications, systems and services

• Define strategies and roadmaps for expansion of capabilities, technologies, and governance.

• Support the design and review of the technical architecture and supporting information technologies to compliance with IT Standards, including such areas as security, performance, capacity planning, backup / recovery, failover, and disaster recovery.

• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology.

• Ensure solutions and activities delivered are aligned with the strategy and vision of the customer.

• Collaborate with fellow teammates on complex problems and recommend improvements.

• Commit to staying abreast of emerging technologies and evolving customer goals and objectives.

• Participate in architectural and design discussions as they pertain to Future State, Concepts, and planned or active Development & Engineering projects.

• Brief stakeholders on planned and active projects and activities

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years’ experience (Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related area is preferred)

• 10+ years of solid experience with full life-cycle software development

• Experience working closely with client stakeholders, architects, analysts, and SMEs to validate and/or elicit information requirements for enhancements and modernization of application design and architecture

• Extensive experience with various technologies such as Java & SQL and open-source technologies

• Experience in translating detailed design into developing system functionality using Java J2EE

• Understanding of data warehousing principles and concepts

• Current experience with Microsoft SQL Server databases

• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage technical resources at various skill levels

• Experience with product roadmaps and executing client implementations

• Experience developing and managing Microsoft Azure or AWS cloud environments

• Experience with DevOps tools, Automation & Containerization

• Experience in system design and documentation

• Experience in troubleshootingdefects/other issues raised internally or by state partners

• Ability to write complex SQL queries in support of development and/or troubleshooting

• Experience in actively participatingin backlog grooming and design sessions

​ Desired skills and experience:

• Experience leading, coaching and mentoring junior developers.

• Understanding of Struts MVC Framework

• Experience with data integration engines such as Orion Rhapsody

• Experience with Agile development tools, such as Atlassian Jira and Confluence

• Experience with SAS Reporting

• Experience with ETL tools/development.

• Familiarity with Public Health/Public Health Surveillance Systems

• Experience with HL7 standards and messaging.

• Experience working on CDC or other government project(s)

• Public Health Domain experience (understanding of public health standards like HL7, CDA, LOINC, SNOMED)

• Knowledge of developing applications in a Microservice architecture

Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to drive development towards project deadlines

• Ability to interact with key project stakeholders at all levels

• Must be able to lead a team of experienced IT personnel

The likely salary range for this position is $106,371 - $132,250. 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.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.