Intermediate Cloud / AI Developer

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2) Job Family: Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Cloud Platform, RESTful APIs Certifications: None Experience: 3 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: The Intermediate Cloud / AI Developer designs, develops, tests, and supports Java-based, cloud-native applications on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that enable and improve business workflows. This role builds secure, scalable services with increasing independence, contributes to technical design and implementation decisions, and collaborates closely with DevOps, Quality Assurance (QA), Product Management, and security partners to deliver reliable solutions that meet performance, security, and compliance expectations. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT : Design, develop, and maintain Java-based applications for cloud environments, using modern engineering practices and cloud-native patterns. Build and enhance cloud-based solutions on GCP that support data ingestion, processing, storage, retrieval, and distribution; contribute to solution design for reliability and performance. Develop and maintain Representational State Transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (APIs), including versioning, documentation, backward compatibility, and integration with internal and external systems. Implement AI-enabled features by integrating approved AI services or models into applications; contribute to basic evaluation and monitoring approaches to ensure quality and responsible use. Independently troubleshoot and resolve application issues across environments, perform root-cause analysis, and implement preventative fixes to reduce repeat incidents. Apply secure coding practices and ensure solutions meet security and compliance requirements (for example: authentication/authorization, encryption in transit and at rest, audit logging, and policy-aligned data handling). Contribute to continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and deployment automation in partnership with DevOps to improve release quality and repeatability. Implement and maintain observability practices including structured logging, metrics, dashboards, alerts, and operational documentation/runbooks. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to plan and deliver releases, support testing, and resolve production issues as needed. Participate in and contribute to architecture/design discussions and code reviews; help promote team standards and mentor junior developers through guidance and example. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited College/University Alternative Path: If the candidate does not possess a relevant four-year degree, an additional four years of relevant work experience will be required. Required Experience: 3+ years’ experience developing backend applications or services in Java. Required Skills: Hands-on experience working with cloud services and deploying applications on GCP (or equivalent cloud experience with the ability to ramp quickly). Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, including common authentication/authorization approaches and integration patterns. Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications (for example: calling AI APIs/services for summarization, extraction, classification, or decision support) and familiarity with basic evaluation/monitoring concepts. Practical knowledge of secure engineering fundamentals (least privilege access, secrets management, encryption, and audit logging). Proficiency with Git-based workflows and working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and release practices. Strong troubleshooting skills, including defect triage, performance tuning, and supporting applications with observability tools. Strong collaboration and communication skills across engineering, QA, DevOps, product, and security stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in Agile teams and applying Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices. Familiarity with change/configuration management tools (for example: VersionOne, ServiceNow) and/or Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices. Experience with container and/or serverless concepts (for example: Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, or managed/serverless deployments). Experience participating in production support rotations and contributing to post-incident analysis and corrective actions. Security Clearance Level : This role will require you to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility. This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications. 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. Location: Remote GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. 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 Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace #zxc726 The likely salary range for this position is $96,569 - $130,651. 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. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% T elecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote 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. 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. 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. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc . Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans