Principal Software Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology

Senior Software Developer at Iron EagleX supporting application development for the Department of War’s mission to safeguard the country. Leading end-to-end development and engaged with mission partners.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeFayetteville • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,250 - $189,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowApacheDockerETLHadoopKubernetesPostgresPythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation
Make an impact by advancing the Department of War’s mission to keep our country safe and secure
Lead end‑to‑end software development across all SDLC phases
Translate complex user and mission/business needs into scalable system architectures
Develop high‑quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions
Build and maintain big‑data ETL pipelines (Hadoop, Apache Airflow)
Engage directly with customers and mission partners to gather requirements
Provide senior‑level technical guidance to ensure optimal documentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes
Application Development, Back-End Development, GitLab CI/CD, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIs
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentSDLCETLHadoopApache Airflowapplication developmentback-end developmentPythonDockerPostgreSQL

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcustomer engagementtechnical guidance