Software Developer

Leidos • Gaithersburg, MD

7d • 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. This position is in our Gaithersburg, MD office 3 days a week and 2 days a week from home office. 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

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• 4+ 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
• 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
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, package management, integration of Linux technologies
• Strong foundational Linux administration and management of the full lifecycle of systems from bare metal to operational deployment across multiple environments
• Container technology - Podman/Docker, container builds, orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
• Configuration management at scale
• CI/CD and build automation
• Release management and versioning
• Git workflows and collaboration
• 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)

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
• Systems Thinking: Understand complex interdependencies (200+ Ansible roles, multiple processor types)
• Systems Thinking: Trace issues across numerous environment configurations
• Systems Thinking: See how changes ripple through the architecture
• Systematic & Methodical: Follow documented workflows (TCM verification, CAS validation)
• Systematic & Methodical: Test thoroughly before deployment
• Problem-Solving Approach: Debug across multiple abstraction layers
• Problem-Solving Approach: Work within constraints of existing architecture
• Collaboration: Work with established patterns rather than reinventing
• Collaboration: Coordinate across multiple sites and environments

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.
• Managing the full lifecycle of systems from bare metal to operational deployment across multiple environments.
• Performing network configuration (VLANs, IP schemes, switch configs).
• Handling physical hardware provisioning (PXE boot, kickstart).
• Managing virtual machine lifecycle (VMware and KVM).
• Deploying to multi-environments (dev/test/prod/lab).
• Managing package ecosystems (RPM, pip, Ansible Galaxy).

Benefits

• Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level