[Hiring] Senior Back-End Developer @General Dynamics Information Technology

Role Description

GDIT is seeking a Senior Back-End Developer to design, build, and support backend services for a modern healthcare self-service portal hosted on Microsoft Azure. This role is responsible for developing secure, scalable, and maintainable APIs and backend processing components using C# and .NET 8 Azure Functions, Azure API Management, and Azure SQL.

The ideal candidate has strong experience building cloud-native backend solutions in Azure, including:

• HTTP-based APIs
• Event-driven processing patterns
• Dependency injection
• Secure integrations with external systems

This position will support a regulated healthcare environment and requires close collaboration with:

• Front-end developers
• Architects
• DevOps engineers
• Security teams
• Business stakeholders

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend APIs and business services using C# and .NET 8 Azure Functions.
• Build and support Azure Functions using HTTP triggers and event-driven triggers such as Service Bus, Blob Storage, and Timer triggers.
• Implement dependency injection and modular service design.
• Develop services that integrate with external APIs and healthcare-related systems.
• Build, secure, publish, and manage APIs through Azure API Management.
• Implement data access and business logic using Azure SQL and Entity Framework Core.
• Develop secure integrations between Azure-hosted applications and downstream systems.
• Implement authentication and authorization using Microsoft Entra External ID / CIAM.
• Support persona-based workflows for members, providers, and internal operational users.
• Create and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and API test coverage.
• Partner with DevOps engineers to support CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Implement structured logging, telemetry, exception handling, and health monitoring.
• Document APIs, data flows, integration patterns, technical designs, and operational procedures.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend issues.
• Ensure solutions align with secure coding practices and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in backend software development.
• 3 or more years of hands-on experience building solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong hands-on experience with C# and .NET, including Azure Functions development.
• Experience developing Azure Functions using HTTP triggers and familiarity with event-driven trigger patterns.
• Strong experience with Azure API Management.
• Experience implementing dependency injection, service abstractions, and maintainable backend design patterns.
• Experience integrating with external APIs using secure and resilient design patterns.
• Experience with Azure SQL, including data modeling, indexing, schema design, query optimization, and database performance tuning.
• Experience using Entity Framework Core or similar ORM frameworks.
• Hands-on experience implementing authentication and authorization with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience integrating backend APIs with modern front-end applications.
• Experience with source control, build pipelines, and release processes in Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of REST API design, secure coding practices, and operational support in regulated cloud environments.
• Experience working in environments subject to healthcare, government, or other regulated compliance requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required federal security clearance or public trust as applicable.

Requirements

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (preferred).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (preferred).
• Experience supporting Azure-hosted healthcare, government, or other regulated applications (preferred).
• Experience with Azure Application Insights, monitoring, distributed tracing, and production diagnostics (preferred).
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and API integration testing (preferred).
• Experience with code quality and security scanning tools (preferred).
• Experience with Agile delivery practices and tools (preferred).
• Experience integrating with healthcare-related external systems (preferred).
• Familiarity with secure private Azure environments and production support in compliance-driven environments (preferred).

Benefits

• Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• 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.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period.
• Short and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance.