Senior Software Engineer

Leidos•Annapolis Junction, MD

26d

About The Position

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior 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. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Program Summary This is a large, multi-year Leidos-led prime contract supporting the development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of large collection systems. The work performed on this program is mission-critical to the government and focused on solving complex technical challenges within emerging technologies. Team members operate with autonomy while contributing to a highly technical environment delivering impactful, mission-relevant solutions. Job Summary Leidos is seeking a Software Engineer to support the development of containerized application workflows and infrastructure automation using modern DevOps practices and cloud-native tooling. This role is suited for an engineer who demonstrates consistency in delivery and is capable of contributing across teams to enable scalable deployments, standardization efforts, and reusable application patterns.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline with 14+ years of related experience
Familiarity with GitOps workflows and CI/CD tools such as ArgoCD or Fleet
Experience working with Kubernetes manifests, Helm, and Docker
Understanding of infrastructure-as-code concepts
Working knowledge of Linux system operations
Ability to debug and troubleshoot within containerized environments
Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with polygraph

Nice To Haves

Eagerness to learn from and collaborate with senior team members
Willingness to work across full stack and infrastructure domains
Appreciation for automation, documentation, and code reusability

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development and maintenance of deployment pipelines and Helm charts
Collaborate with backend, frontend, and infrastructure teams to integrate services
Work with Kubernetes tooling (e.g., Helm, GitOps) to support scalable, containerized deployments
Follow team standards and participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation
Implement and test logic for common application deployment patterns, including secrets and config maps
Support internal initiatives to standardize and document reusable deployment templates
Debug and troubleshoot issues within containerized environments