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General Dynamics Information Technology

Functional / Technical Lead - REMOTE

General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22032

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Req ID:

RQ196418

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Skills:

Enterprise Architecture Framework,Java Enterprise Architecture,Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a

Functional/Technical Lead

supporting the United States Postal Service (USPS). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Functional/Technical Lead, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Functional/Technical lead to develop and maintain applications in support of the USPS mission. To accomplish these tasks necessitates in-depth knowledge and expertise in all areas of requirements gathering, application design, programming, testing, documentation, implementation, maintenance, management to ensure that requirements are met, and deliverable products comply with the IT enterprise architecture and business needs.

HOW A FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Apply standard software development methodologies as defined in the Software Development Framework (SDF) to successfully complete projects (Agile methodologies and VersionOne as the standard Agile support tool)

Demonstrating knowledge of the assigned systems and an understanding of business processes that support the systems and operations

Coding and testing software changes in accordance with standard practices (USPS currently uses SDF, which includes, Enterprise Build System (EBS) (EBS is comprised of Jenkins, SonarQube, JUnit, Selenium, AppScan, etc. for DevSecOps), and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suite for functional manual, automated functional and performance testing)

Provide user support and problem resolution for assigned work

Create and maintaining required system and technical documentation

Provide on-call and after hours support as required to support the production systems

Address all SDLC such as: designing, building, testing, and implementing operating systems changes or patches

Communicate project status, deliverables, priorities, problems, risks, issues, and contingencies as directed by Endpoint Technology personnel

Proactively working with customers/end users of application(s) to ensure needs are being met/managed in a positive manner

Develop as directed by project leaders/managers

Provide monthly status reports, including key performance metrics, as defined in the SDF

Provide turnover documentation, including but not limited to transition planning, documented best practices, and workflow improvements, as required by project leaders/managers

Provide integrated architectural and program support services for the USPS Endpoint Technology

Provide a comprehensive range of support services to the USPS that include network systems and desktop computing support, application design, telecom system development and implementation, risk reduction, and maintenance

Provide technical advisory and functional industry advisory services and deliverables

Support in the definition of enterprise architecture

Solution architecture for new and existing applications

Features, phases, and solution requirements definition

Best-fit architecture assessments

Definition of project scope and other project initiation activities

Recommendations for enterprise IT governance, including cloud, machine learning, and networking

Process design

Data analysis and reporting

Descriptive and prescriptive analytics

Schedule, quality, and risk management

Weekly and monthly status reporting to provide executive-level presentations on all initiatives.

Project benefit/outcome services and deliverables

Technical advisory services and deliverables

Functional industry advisory services and deliverables

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field is preferred.

If no college degree, then four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required.

Required Experience:

Minimum of 8-12 years of related professional work experience

Required Technical Skills:

Proven experience developing software systems utilizing Unified Process (UP), Rapid Application Development (RAD) and Agile methodologies

Demonstrated experience in designing, architecting, developing, and delivering Java Two Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications

Demonstrated experience in the development of 3 and 4-tier web applications

Demonstrated experience in conducting user story writing workshops and hosting Agile ceremonies and Agile support tools

Demonstrated experience in web application technologies such as HTML, XML/XSL JDBC, JNDI, LDAP, JavaScript, Java EJBs/applets/servlets, and CSS

Demonstrated experience in usability assessment, unit, and functional testing automation

Experience in understanding Section 508 regulations and compliance of these regulations in support of the design and development of web-based applications

Knowledge of SAEAF (Service Aware Enterprise Architecture Framework) and SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)

Experience with VersionOne

Location:

Remote

Security Clearance Level:

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting.

This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

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 $119,332 - $161,448. 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans