Jr. Software Engineer

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

8d•$57,850 - $104,575

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Jr. Software Engineer for its Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area. The engineer performs software engineering for enhancements and new software-intensive systems and products, including design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging. The role applies appropriate principles, standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the software development life cycle. Work includes analyzing software requirements and hardware compatibility, and developing software products and tools used to design, develop, and maintain infrastructure and platforms. The engineer will develop and deploy solutions within commercial cloud environments, coordinate with teammates and product stakeholders, and support Agile software delivery and DevOps practices.

Requirements

Basic use and experience with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and development practices.
Basic experience with Java, Spring, C2S, and the software development lifecycle, delivering within DevOps toolsets and practices.
Direct experience using software testing and performance tools such as JUnit and Katalon, and scripting languages such as Python and Bash, in an Agile development environment.
Basic development experience with commercial cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, and cloud data services such as S3, RDS, or EFS.
Basic experience using version control systems and issue/problem tracking systems.
Bachelor’s degree with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience; additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with structured analysis and design methodologies.
Understanding of the customer's system development policies.

Responsibilities

Participate in software programming initiatives using Java, JavaScript, Python, SpringBoot, and Hibernate.
Develop software system validation and testing methods using JUnit and Katalon, and use integrated custom-developed software solutions to leverage automated deployment technologies.
Develop, prototype, and deploy solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions using infrastructure platform services.
Coordinate with team members, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to align user stories and implement customer use cases.
Support the Agile software development lifecycle following SAFe practices, using DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, and Unix bash scripting, and tools such as JIRA and Confluence to track activities.
Analyze and coordinate infrastructure needs driven by developed software through proof-of-concept, performance, and end-to-end testing to meet customer mission needs.
Identify and apply best practices and standard operating procedures to create innovative solutions for customers' technical needs.