Software Applications Architect
Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Architect SME at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years designing enterprise application architectures.
Hands-on delivery of at least 3 production cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including high availability, DR, and cost-optimized designs.
Strong integration and API background: designed 20+ RESTful APIs with standards for versioning, security (OAuth2/OIDC), and observability; experience with enterprise integration patterns (event-driven, messaging, CDC).
Proven ownership of non-functional requirements, delivering systems meeting uptime, performance, and scalability SLAs.
Architecture leadership experience: ran or contributed to architecture governance (review boards, standards, reference architectures) and mentored engineering teams.
Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
Security clearance level: Active TS/SCI with poly
Location: Onsite
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA VA Chantilly
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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