Entry Level Software Developer

Leidos•St. Louis, MO

1d•$57,850 - $104,575•Remote

About The Position

The Leidos Maritime ASET team has an opening for a junior (entry level) software developer to work on the design and coding with software solutions for a 6-month temporary to permanent hire position. The ideal candidate has a familiarity with and a baseline understanding of software development concepts, developing coding skills using different tools, and ambition towards future projects in support of the mission. Primary Responsibilities Applicant must possess competence with Python and JavaScript/TypeScript. Other duties include working with Docker, AWS Cloud, and familiarity with JSON APIs. This role includes creation and documentation of new and existing functionality within software version control repositories (GitLab) and utilizing DevOps principals and tools to deliver new features within an Agile construct. Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, Increment planning) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing. Primary responsibilities will involve developing configurations and features for processing Safety of Navigation (SoN) data through an Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Machine Learning (ML) application. This role includes API development and database integration for interaction with React frameworks, using various open-source packages for visualization and data filtering and code modifications that shall apply best practices in unit and build testing. Participate and collaborate with team members to assess tickets to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.

Requirements

Bachelors degree and 0+ years of prior relevant experience.
0+ years of experience with Python.
0+ years of experience with modern JavaScript development framework.
0+ years of experience with unit testing, continuous integration tools, and Gitlab version control.
Proactive self-starter demonstrates a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience in either software development projects or software integration projects in a service-oriented environment (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) or virtualization environment.
Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.
Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context.
US Citizenship required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Nice To Haves

0+ years of experience with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and/or Computer Vision (CV) Technologies (AWS Textract, Tesseract, OpenCV).
0+ years of experience with AWS cloud formation templates and/or AWS CDK.
Experience with 2D data (HTML Canvas, OpenLayers, Leaflet, GeoJSON, Godot).
AWS Solutions or DevOps certification.
Team Collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence).
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

Design and code software solutions.
Work with Docker, AWS Cloud, and JSON APIs.
Create and document new and existing functionality within software version control repositories (GitLab).
Utilize DevOps principals and tools to deliver new features within an Agile construct.
Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, Increment planning).
Develop configurations and features for processing Safety of Navigation (SoN) data through an Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Machine Learning (ML) application.
Develop APIs and database integration for interaction with React frameworks.
Use open-source packages for visualization and data filtering.
Apply best practices in unit and build testing.
Assess tickets to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.