Code Development & Testing Engineer
About The Position
Leidos’ Decision Advantage - Defense Business Area is hiring an experienced Code Development and Test Engineer to support the Department of the Air Force in fielding and operating its Digital Infrastructure. The role supports the Test team within the Digital Infrastructure Network Integration Lab (DI-NIL), which maintains the lab’s architecture and services. The position is based at Leidos’ office in Orlando, Florida, and requires daily onsite support. Systems intended for the production network pass through the DI-NIL for verification and validation testing, from build and configuration through service delivery. The engineer develops and documents code for provisioning and rapid deployment of the lab environment and connected systems, helping ensure compliance with Department of Defense guidance and optimal system performance. The work includes automating test and validation scripts, maintaining repeatable process documentation, supporting customer environment configuration and least-privilege access, and addressing detailed discussions about code development and availability. The engineer also provides backup support to other DI-NIL personnel working on Digital Infrastructure verification and validation.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- At least a Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with 6 or more years of relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (Security+).
- Demonstrable knowledge of coding concepts and applying them to Department of Defense programs.
- Experience participating in design reviews and providing customer-centric input.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for collaboration with customer representatives, domain experts, and systems engineers on complex DoD systems.
- Ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution across system integration activities.
- Ability to work with people from different disciplines and levels of technical experience.
- Basic network understanding and ability to adjust code to operate across the enterprise.
- Mid-level understanding of government systems security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediation, including the ability to discuss security issues and concerns.
- Ability to brief technical and non-technical customers.
- Ability to achieve high customer satisfaction and maintain Leidos positive brand recognition.
Nice To Haves
- Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to maintain it during employment with Leidos.
- Prior experience working on ABMS or JADC2 initiatives.
- Four years of DoD-based system security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediation experience, including the ability to discuss security issues and concerns.
- Prior experience designing and deploying networks.
- Prior experience with SAFe Agile implementation.
- Demonstrated experience with Agile program execution and agile tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Prior experience supporting Department of the Air Force programs.
- Experience working on complex multi-domain systems.
- Experience with design and validation of cloud and edge computing and networks.
- Demonstrable knowledge of test automation and test result analysis.
- Demonstrable experience with network topologies for validating functionality, performance, stability, and scalability of features and products.
- Proven expertise in creating test methodologies and writing test specifications.
- Experience in integration, test, verification, and validation.
Responsibilities
- Work with the DI-NIL Test team to maintain the lab’s architecture and services.
- Develop code for provisioning and rapid deployment of the SIL environment and connected systems.
- Ensure systems meet DoD compliance requirements and are configured for optimal performance through automated test and validation scripts.
- Document code and process flows so required tasks are documented and repeatable.
- Work with customers to configure the environment and access according to a least-privilege concept.
- Address in-depth discussions related to code development and availability.
- Back up other personnel supporting DI-NIL verification and validation efforts.
- Support verification and validation testing of systems from build and configuration through service delivery.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
