Principal Software Engineer

Leidos•Annapolis Junction, MD

8d•$154,050 - $278,475•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer in our Intelligence Sector's, Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. Leidos is seeking a Software Engineer to join a small Agile development team supporting the modernization and enhancement of a mission-critical enterprise application. The successful candidate will contribute to the evolution of a Java-based application with an Angular front end and PostgreSQL backend, currently deployed on Apache Tomcat. The team is modernizing the platform through adoption of Spring Boot, containerization, microservices architecture, and eventual migration to AWS cloud services. The ideal candidate is experienced in modern software development practices and has hands-on expertise with Java, RESTful APIs, cloud-native architectures, document parsing, and application modernization efforts. This position is part of a highly collaborative Scrum team consisting of three developers and one tester, delivering capabilities on a four-week sprint cadence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university. Candidates without Bachelor's degrees will be considered on a case by case basis and require 4 additional years of related experience.
Fourteen (14) or more years of experience as a Software Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Experience developing software using Java and developing web applications using Angular or similar front-end frameworks.
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and working with PostgreSQL or other relational database technologies.
Experience with application modernization and software architecture evolution.
Experience working within Agile/Scrum development teams and creating and maintaining technical documentation.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience migrating applications to Spring Boot.
Experience containerizing applications using Docker or similar technologies and designing and implementing microservices architectures.
Experience deploying or migrating applications to government AWS cloud environments, including AWS services such as Fargate and Aurora PostgreSQL.
Experience implementing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines and utilizing Jira and Confluence.
Experience with document parsing, data extraction, content processing frameworks.

Responsibilities

Analyze user and system requirements to design and implement software solutions.
Develop, test, debug, and maintain Java and Angular applications.
Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs, service integrations, PostgreSQL database interactions, queries, and data access components.
Support application modernization efforts, including migration to Spring Boot, decomposition of monolithic functionality into microservices, and application containerization initiatives.
Implement and maintain document parsing and data processing capabilities while supporting cloud migration initiatives.
Collaborate within an Agile/Scrum team to deliver software capabilities on a four-week sprint cadence.
Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, testing activities, continuous process improvement, technical documentation, and utilization of GitLab CI/CD, Jira, and Confluence to support development and delivery activities.