Mission Solutions Engineer
$85,093–$115,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Architect and deliver end-to-end mission-critical software solutions across cloud, edge, and on-premises environments for DoD customers, from concept through ATO. Partner with Business Development, the CTO organization, and program leadership to shape new opportunities, respond to solicitations, and grow GDIT's mission software pipeline. Establish and champion modern engineering practices, AI-assisted DevSecOps, automated CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and Agile delivery as repeatable standards across programs. Apply AI and machine learning technologies to accelerate software delivery, improve decision support, and solve complex operational problems for warfighters. Serve as the founding leader in GDIT's Mission Software Center of Excellence, setting technical standards and influencing the direction of mission software across the Defense portfolio. Requires 3+ years of related experience, Secret clearance to start with TS/SCI eligibility, and US citizenship.
Required Qualifications
- Secret clearance required to start; must be able to obtain & maintain a TS/SCI
- US citizenship required
- Bachelor's degree required
- 3+ years of experience of using AI for software development
- Strong Communications skills both written and verbal
- Mission-focused mindset with strong operational empathy
- Ability to communicate complex architectures to technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and high-consequence environments
- 25% CONUS travel or more as required by customer and project requirements
- Experience Architecting large scale software systems
- Modular Open Systems Approaches
- Full stack software development experience
- experience writing DoW proposals/whitepapers
- Agile DevSecOps with automated CI/CD
- Some Experience with AI Assisted DevSecOps
- Cloud Architecture
- Infrastructure as Code
- Backend & Logic: Python 3.12+, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis 7, Keycloak 24 (OIDC), Open Policy Agent (OPA), Celery
- Frontend UI: React 18+, Vite, Material-UI, TanStack Query, React Router v6, Reactflow
- Infrastructure & DevOps: Docker / Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Nginx Reverse Proxy, Mailpit
Desired Qualifications
- Some understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering would be ideal
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