CDAO Advana - API Specialist

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

API Development, Apigee X, Complex Systems, System Modeling

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Join GDIT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. The CDAO Advana team is seeking an API Specialist to join their efforts in the DC area.

Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoW military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

This is a proposal with award expected June 2026. If interested, please apply as we are interviewing and making contingent offers now.

Duties include:

• API Specialist SME (C.5.2) - Develops and governs enterprise API strategies and technical standards supporting Advana interoperability across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves. Designs API architectures that standardize interface specifications, message schemas, routing patterns, mediation workflows, versioning practices, and service-level behaviors for mission data exchange across Combatant Commands, Joint Staff elements, and federal mission partners.
• Leads API lifecycle processes from design and development through onboarding, testing, deployment, operational monitoring, and retirement, using platforms such as Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, and Google Cloud API Gateway.
• Implements API governance frameworks incorporating authentication and authorization models, certificate management, schema validation, throttling controls, and continuous compliance checks driven by security policies and enterprise reference designs.
• Conducts performance optimization for high-volume APIs by applying caching strategies, policy tuning, traffic shaping, and analytics-based capacity planning.
• Develops developer portals, technical documentation, interface contracts, onboarding guides, and reusable templates that strengthen consistency and accelerate adoption across distributed engineering teams.
• Provides technical leadership for large-scale integration efforts, coordinating closely with platform engineers, cybersecurity analysts, data services teams, and operations personnel to align APIs with service dependencies, cross-domain data workflows, and enclave-specific operational constraints.
• Mentors development teams through structured workshops, code reviews, and governance consultations to advance API maturity, reduce integration defects, and increase mission readiness across the Advana enterprise.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• 8+ years of experience developing API architectures and lifecycles
• IAT II - Security+
• TS with SCI eligibility

WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?

• Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• 401K with company match
• Educational Assistance and eLearning
• Flexible work week
• Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
• Rewards and Recognition programs
• Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at

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