Software Developer

Leidos•Gaithersburg, MD

8d•$69,550 - $125,725•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is looking for a Software Developer 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. Location: This position is in our Gaithersburg, MD office 3 days a week and 2 days a week from home office. 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.

Requirements

Deep experience with Ansible playbooks, roles, custom plugins, callbacks, and inventory systems
Strong scripting, automation, and tool development with Python
Complex build orchestration and system automation with Bash/Shell scripting
Linux system administration (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, package management, integration of Linux technologies)
Management of the full lifecycle of systems from bare metal to operational deployment across multiple environments
Container technology (Podman/Docker, container builds, orchestration)
Network configuration (VLANs, IP schemes, switch configs)
Physical hardware provisioning (PXE boot, kickstart)
Virtual machine lifecycle management (VMware and KVM)
Multi-environment deployment (dev/test/prod/lab)
Package ecosystem management (RPM, pip, Ansible Galaxy)
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
2+ years of proven experience in Software Engineering
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident

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
Enterprise infrastructure management
Mission-critical system deployment
Multi-processor-type system architectures
Air-gapped or classified environments
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
Configuration management at scale
CI/CD and build automation
Release management and versioning
Git workflows and collaboration

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.
Playing a crucial role in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program based on airport surface management.
Providing efficiency for both the airport surface and terminal airspace by providing a new and comprehensive integrated surface traffic control and management system.
Performing government security investigations and meeting eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Working in the Gaithersburg, MD office 3 days a week and 2 days a week from home office.
Traveling 25% of the time to various airports across the country for TFDM system deployment.
Coordinating across multiple sites and environments.
Working within constraints of existing architecture.
Testing thoroughly before deployment.
Debugging across multiple abstraction layers.
Following documented workflows (TCM verification, CAS validation).
Understanding complex interdependencies (200+ Ansible roles, multiple processor types).
Tracing issues across numerous environment configurations.
Seeing how changes ripple through the architecture.
Managing the full lifecycle of systems from bare metal to operational deployment across multiple environments.
Deploying systems to multiple environments (dev/test/prod/lab).
Managing package ecosystems (RPM, pip, Ansible Galaxy).
Performing network configuration (VLANs, IP schemes, switch configs).
Provisioning physical hardware (PXE boot, kickstart).
Managing virtual machine lifecycles (VMware and KVM).
Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
Performing configuration management at scale.
Implementing CI/CD and build automation.
Managing releases and versioning.
Utilizing Git workflows and collaboration.