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General Dynamics Information Technology · 3 months ago

Software Engineer (Tactical Networks - CANES) | Active Secret clearance

USA CA San Diego

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$144K/yr - $195K/yr

10+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and sustain software for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) and related Navy tactical network capabilities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and develop mission applications and services aligned to CANES functional specifications; deliver microservices, RESTful APIs, and data pipelines supporting C4ISR workflows

Lead application integration (AI) activities: perform feasibility assessments, interface definition, dependency analysis, and produce HACSIM/AI documentation for fleet implementation

Build secure, containerized solutions (Docker/Kubernetes/Helm) for virtualized data centers; implement CI/CD (GitLab/Jenkins), IaC/automation (Ansible/Terraform), and package/version governance

Author and execute the Software Development Plan (SDP) per IEEE/EIA 12207; contribute to SEPs/EIPs and DoDAF-aligned architecture views across enterprise/tactical/system levels

Engineer to Navy cybersecurity requirements: apply DISA SRGs/STIGs, SAST/DAST (SonarQube/Fortify/Checkmarx), artifact hardening, logging, and RMF evidence to preserve ATO conditions

Develop test plans/procedures; support Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), lab events, SOVTs, and TRRs; perform defect triage, root-cause analysis, and MS/FRACAS reporting

Produce engineering documentation (design specs, ICDs, sequence/flow, as-built software baselines, release notes) and contribute to CM (CMPro), CCB/PTRB change workflows, and BoMs

Optimize performance/reliability (profiling, concurrency models, caching, message queues), observability (metrics/tracing/logs), and resilience (retry/backoff/circuit-breaker patterns)

Collaborate with NIWC Pacific, PEO C4I/PMW-160, Fleet stakeholders, and cybersecurity teams; mentor junior developers and champion DevSecOps and secure coding best practices

Qualification

JavaCI/CDKubernetesPythonDockerSpring BootAPI designSoft skills

Required

Active Secret clearance

10+ years software engineering for enterprise or tactical systems using Java and/or Python (C++/Go a plus), including API design, messaging, and data integration

3+ years delivering containerized solutions with CI/CD (GitLab/Jenkins), Git, and automated testing (unit/integration/e2e)

Hands-on with Kubernetes or equivalent orchestration in virtualized environments (vSphere/vCenter)

DoD/Navy development experience applying DISA STIGs, secure coding, and contributing RMF artifacts to ATO packages

Authoring SDPs/ICDs/design docs; executing DT&E/SOVT test events and documenting results

Skills/Tools: Spring Boot/Quarkus or similar; Flask/FastAPI/Django; gRPC/REST; JSON/Protobuf; SQL/NoSQL (PostgreSQL/Elastic/Redis); message buses (Kafka/RabbitMQ); Wireshark/Postman; Jira/Confluence

Certifications: DoD 8570/8140 IAT-II baseline (e.g., Security+ CE) or ability to obtain within 60 days of start

Education: BS/BA in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (equivalent experience may substitute per GDIT policy)

US Citizenship Required

Preferred

Prior NIWC Pacific/PMW-160/CANES support; familiarity with ADNS, GPON, cross-domain/guard interfaces, and multi-enclave development

CSSLP, AWS/Azure Associate/Pro, RHCSA/RHCE, CKA/CKAD, or VCP-DCV/NV

Experience with DoDAF modeling, NESI/DISR alignment, and performance at scale (low-bandwidth/disconnected/edge)

SAST/DAST pipeline integration, STIG automation (Ansible), SBOM generation (CycloneDX/Syft/Grype), and supply-chain security (SLSA/SCVS)

Real-time/streaming analytics (Kafka Streams/Flink/Spark), geospatial, or time-series processing for mission applications

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages

401K with company match

Paid time off

Full flex work weeks

Vacation

Sick and personal time

Holidays

Paid parental leave

Military leave

Bereavement leave

Jury duty leave

15 days of paid leave per calendar year

10 paid holidays per year

GDIT Paid Family Leave program

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life insurance

Accidental death and dismemberment insurance

Personal accident insurance

Critical illness insurance

Business travel and accident insurance

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees