Job Title: Software Engineer & Database Modeler

Overview

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Engineer and Database designer at GDIT. Design, develop, and optimize a custom enterprise-level applications blending software engineering expertise with strong data modeling capabilities to ensure scalable, efficient, and high-performing solutions. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

Meaningful Work and Personal Impact

In this role, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Customs and Border Protection. You will play a crucial role in transforming paper collections processing to modernized electronic solutions through our Revenue Modernization program.

Key Responsibilities

• Design application components using modern software engineering practices.
• Create logical and physical data models aligned with business and system requirements.
• Architect, optimize, and manage relational Oracle database models for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical designs and actionable development tasks.
• Define APIs, services, and integrations that support data-driven workflows across systems.
• Conduct performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and normalization/denormalization decisions.
• Implement data governance, data quality, and security best practices.
• Provide requirement clarifications to development teams.
• Document system architecture, data dictionaries, schemas, and code changes.

What you’ll need to succeed

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Software Engineer Principal must have:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Experience: 8+ years of related work experience as a software engineer or similar
• Demonstrated experience with database modeling tools and methodologies (ER modeling, dimensional modeling, schema design).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (such as Python, Java, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and managed database services.
• Experience using Jira / confluence or similar DevSecOps solutions
• Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts for business and technical audiences.
• US citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data warehousing, ETL/ELT, and analytics pipelines.
• Background in microservices architecture or event-driven systems.
• Knowledge of data privacy and compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience building highly available, distributed systems.

GDIT is your place

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. What we offer includes:

• Opportunity: Shaping mission critical client operations with data architecture and software solutions.
• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: To own your priorities at work and at home
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

Salary Information

The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000. 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.

Additional Information

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Remote

Work Location: USA IN Indianapolis

Additional Work Locations: USA VA Herndon

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.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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