Principal Software Engineer
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This role pays less than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$220,800 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $140k versus about $195k for comparable roles.
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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1184 roles with salary data.
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The Principal Software Engineer joins the engineering team to lead the implementation and management of DevSecOps practices for mission-critical Air Force projects. This role involves designing and maintaining highly automated, secure CI/CD pipelines while providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams of developers and security engineers. Key responsibilities include architecting scalable cloud and on-premises infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code, conducting threat modeling, and performing vulnerability remediation. The successful candidate will utilize a technical stack including Java, Python, Kubernetes, and Docker, alongside tools like Jenkins, Terraform, and Ansible. Core competencies include expertise in cloud platforms, networking protocols, and security frameworks like NIST. You will also conduct Proof of Concepts for new tools, lead incident response efforts, and develop comprehensive operational runbooks and training programs.
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