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Req ID: RQ186089

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,ETL Development,Software Development

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Software Development Manager

Discover a career that is challenging, impactful, and mission critical. Join our team as a Software Development Manager 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 Manager, 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.

Lead to completion migration & enhancement of complex ETL processes from SAS to SQL (SSIS/stored procedures)

Lead & direct a team of multi-skilled resources to implement innovative solutions to improve performance, improve product development, streamline release delivery process, and enhance product support to customers on behalf of CDC client

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 15+ years’ experience (Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related area is preferred)

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

5+ years of management of multi-functional development teams

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 in successfully implementing redesign & migration of complex ETL processes

Experience developing and managing Microsoft Azure or AWS cloud environments

Experience with DevOps tools, Automation & Containerization

Experience in system design and documentation

Experience in troubleshooting defects/other issues raised internally or by state partners

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

Experience in actively participating in 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

Must be able to manage direct reports

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

● 401K with company match

● 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

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The likely salary range for this position is $106,371 - $143,750. 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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.