Senior Software Engineer
Job details
- Pay
- $122,275 – $165,431 a year
- Work mode
- On-site
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Nov 5, 2026
About this role
Clearance Level None Category Software Engineering Location Merrifield, Virginia (Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success Change Management
Problem Solving
Process Improvements
REQ#:RQ231878
Public Trust:MBI (T2)
Requisition Type:Pipeline
Your Impact
Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by delivering solutions that improve citizen services millions depends on.
Job Description
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Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Senior Software Engineer supporting the United States Postal Service. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing the entire SLDC lifecyle.
- Maintaining Optimal System performance and proactively mitigating risks early.
- Takes projects from assignment to implementation.
- Supports management team’s efforts in change management, Dependency risks and Critical Path Method to map risk burndown charts.
- Recommend and take action to improve processes.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Education
- A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required.
Required Certifications:
- One of the following:
+ SAFe RTE (Release Train Engineer)
+ SAFe Architect
+ PMI ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
Required Experience:
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in enterprise software development
Required Skills:
- The Senior Software Engineer will heavily be using these skills:
+ Dependency risks and Critical Path Method to map risk burndown charts
+ Team velocity and capacity planning
+ Communication
+ Leadership
+ Organization
+ Time management
+ Budget management
+ Risk management
+ Problem-solving
+ Adaptability
+ Teamwork
Security Clearance Level:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance 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.
Location:
- Merryfield HQ
Engineering Building
8409 Lee Hwy, Merrifield, VA 22116
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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Work Requirements
Years of Experience
8 + years of related experience
- may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
Certification
Travel Required
Less than 10%
Salary and Benefit Information
The likely salary range for this position is $122,275 - $165,431. 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 Identity Verification Process
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By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our
Work
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We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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