Software Developer

Leidos•Gaithersburg, MD

8d•$87,100 - $157,450•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

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 skills in Python
Complex build orchestration and system automation using Bash/Shell scripting
Linux system administration (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, package management, integration of Linux technologies)
Experience with container technology (Podman/Docker), container builds, and orchestration
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
Experience with configuration management at scale
Experience with CI/CD and build automation
Experience with release management and versioning
Experience with Git workflows and collaboration
Knowledge of network configuration (VLANs, IP schemes, switch configs)
Knowledge of physical hardware provisioning (PXE boot, kickstart)
Knowledge of virtual machine lifecycle management (VMware and KVM)
Knowledge of multi-environment deployment (dev/test/prod/lab)
Knowledge of package ecosystem management (RPM, pip, Ansible Galaxy)
Systems Thinking: Understand complex interdependencies, trace issues across numerous environment configurations, and see how changes ripple through the architecture.
Systematic & Methodical: Follow documented workflows and test thoroughly before deployment.
Problem-Solving Approach: Debug across multiple abstraction layers and work within constraints of existing architecture.
Collaboration: Work with established patterns rather than reinventing and coordinate across multiple sites and environments.

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

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.
Conducting complex build orchestration and system automation using Bash/Shell scripting.
Managing the full lifecycle of systems from bare metal to operational deployment across multiple environments.
Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
Performing configuration management at scale.
Managing CI/CD and build automation.
Handling release management and versioning.
Utilizing Git workflows and collaboration.
Configuring networks (VLANs, IP schemes, switch configs).
Provisioning physical hardware (PXE boot, kickstart).
Managing virtual machine lifecycles (VMware and KVM).
Deploying to multi-environments (dev/test/prod/lab).
Managing package ecosystems (RPM, pip, Ansible Galaxy).
Coordinating multi-site infrastructure.
Developing custom Ansible plugins.
Managing enterprise infrastructure.
Deploying mission-critical systems.
Working with multi-processor-type system architectures.
Operating within air-gapped or classified environments.
Understanding complex interdependencies (200+ Ansible roles, multiple processor types).
Tracing issues across numerous environment configurations.
Observing how changes ripple through the architecture.
Following documented workflows (TCM verification, CAS validation).
Testing thoroughly before deployment.
Debugging across multiple abstraction layers.
Working within constraints of existing architecture.
Collaborating using established patterns rather than reinventing.
Coordinating across multiple sites and environments.