The Software Engineer 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. 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 on AWS Athena.   

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.   

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE   

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and work/military experience.   

8+ years of related experience is preferred

Location: On customer site

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS   

Demonstrated hands-on experience with Python, Git, and unit testing frameworks.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience working with AWS Athena    

Demonstrated hands-on experience with building APIs and services using REST.    

Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS Glue    

Demonstrated hands-on experience with PRESTO, Trino, or Apache Spark   

Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS CDK 1 and/or 2.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience with cloud-based Lambda functions   

Demonstrated hands-on experience with reverse proxy solutions e.g NGINX   

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS   

Demonstrated hands on experience working with DynamoDB, or HIVE.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience with Parquet and/or ORC file formats.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience with data engineering/ETL principles.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Hadoop, Apache Spark and their related ecosystems.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience working with cloud formation for automation.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience building and deploying software within a CI/CD pipeline.   

Demonstrated hands-on experience with Linux-based systems and shell scripting.   

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

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

401K with company match