Software Developer

Leidos•Gaithersburg, MD

3d•$87,100 - $157,450•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is looking for a Software Engineer focusing on System Management supporting our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) program. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless integration and functionality of air traffic management systems. Your expertise will contribute to the modernization and enhancement of the systems that support air traffic control operations. TFDM is the surface management solution that will provide NextGen Air Traffic Control capabilities to improve air traffic operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The TFDM program is a Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program based on airport surface management that provides efficiency for both the airport surface and terminal airspace by providing a new and comprehensive integrated surface traffic control and management system. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and 4 years of related experience
4+ years of proven experience in Software Engineering
Thorough working knowledge with at least 3 of the following: Java, Python, shell scripting, Ansible
Must be able to obtain/maintain a Public Trust, which requires US Citizenship or Permanent Residency
Willing to travel; 25% travel is required for this position. Travel will be to various airports across the country as the TFDM system is deployed to 89 airports. The travel will generally be between 1 to 2 weeks per trip.
Deep experience with Ansible playbooks, roles, custom plugins, callbacks, and inventory systems
Strong scripting, automation, and tool development in Python
Complex build orchestration and system automation using Bash/Shell scripting
Strong foundational Linux administration and management of the full lifecycle of systems from bare metal to operational deployment across multiple environments (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, package management, integration of Linux technologies, etc.)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
Configuration management at scale
CI/CD and build automation
Release management and versioning
Git workflows and collaboration
Physical hardware provisioning (PXE boot, kickstart)
Virtual machine lifecycle management (VMware and KVM)
Package ecosystem management (RPM, pip, Ansible Galaxy)

Nice To Haves

Ansible best practices
YAML templating and variable hierarchies
Ansible vault and secrets management
Multi-site infrastructure coordination
Custom Ansible plugin development
AI assisted development
Container technology - Podman/Docker, container builds, orchestration

Responsibilities

Ensuring the seamless integration and functionality of air traffic management systems.
Contributing to the modernization and enhancement of systems that support air traffic control operations.