Senior Principal Software Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology

Senior Software Developer supporting USASOC OTA Program in Fayetteville, NC. Leading application development and collaborating with military personnel in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeFayetteville • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,792 - $189,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowApacheDockerETLHadoopKubernetesPostgresPythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation
Provide support for application development of data and business systems software, including analysis of business needs, systems flow, and determination of data storage and usage requirements
Lead end-to-end software development across all SDLC phases, including requirements analysis, system design, implementation, testing, refinement, debugging, and updates
Translate complex user and mission/business needs into scalable system architectures, detailed requirements, and actionable technical plans
Produce and review advanced design artifacts (models, diagrams, workflows) to guide development and ensure technical alignment across teams
Develop high-quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions in a multidisciplinary environment supporting mission-critical intelligence operations
Build and maintain big-data ETL pipelines (Hadoop, Apache Airflow) and automate data ingestion from APIs and databases using Python and SQL
Execute DevOps processes for application and database deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD
Automate retrieval of data from various sources via API and direct database queries for intelligence analysts and data scientists using SQL and Python
Utilize industry-standard tools (GitLab, Jira, Confluence) for version control, workflow management, documentation, and traceability
Engage directly with customers and mission partners to gather requirements, provide product feedback loops, and deliver capability briefings for military stakeholders
Mentor and coach junior developers; may serve as team or task lead

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of related experience
Must be a US Citizen
Experience developing customer driven applications for data collection and analysis
Backend/DevOps Knowledge Areas: Python, Docker, Helm/Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, or relational databases
Database: Postgres, SQL
General: GitLab CI/CD, REST APIs

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLHadoopApache AirflowDockerKubernetesGitLab CI/CDPostgreSQLETLREST APIs

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationcustomer engagementrequirements analysisproblem-solvingtechnical alignmentfeedback loopsteam leadership