Senior UI Software Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a Senior UI Software Engineer with hands-on experience building JavaScript-based web applications to join its Agile software teams in Omaha, Nebraska. The role offers professional growth in a collaborative, inclusive, customer-facing environment, and involves working across multiple projects from start to completion. The successful candidate is a self-starter who can overcome obstacles and deliver in a fast-paced setting. Most work will be performed on site at Leidos’ Omaha facility, with some remote or work-from-home flexibility possible. The engineer will help lead the full software development lifecycle, develop and test maintainable software, contribute to technical design, and support documentation and delivery processes. A Secret clearance is not required to start, but the candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain one.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 6+ years of experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Strong skills in ES6+ JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
- Hands-on experience building JavaScript-based web applications, including familiarity with multiple frameworks and typical web application development and deployment processes.
- Familiarity with containerization using Docker or Podman.
- Solid understanding of software development process fundamentals.
- Ability to work on multiple projects at once and carry them through to completion.
Nice To Haves
- Active Secret security clearance or higher.
- Experience with Agile development principles and methodologies.
- Working knowledge of continuous integration and delivery methodologies and tools.
- Experience managing projects with Atlassian tools, including Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket.
- Familiarity with component-based web frameworks and libraries such as React, Vue, or Angular.
- Knowledge of a version control system such as Git.
- Familiarity with CI/CD processes and tools such as GitLab.
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with the USSTRATCOM Nuclear Planning process.
- Experience with modern React and technologies including Tanstack Query/ReactQuery, StyleComponents, Playbook, CesiumJS, or TypeScript.
Responsibilities
- Participate in and help lead the full software development lifecycle within broadly defined parameters.
- Use Jira, Confluence, Nexus, Git, development operations, collaboration, and source control tools.
- Support the creation and updating of documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing.
- Identify potential roadblocks and develop ways to work around them.
- Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics.
- Develop maintainable code that matches specifications.
- Write and execute unit, end-to-end, and integration tests.
- Work with other engineers to develop technical designs and approaches for new product development and enhancements.
- Build customer-focused software solutions, including when the solution is not fully defined.
- Manage multiple projects and see them through to completion.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
