Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer / TS/SCI Polygraph Required

Leidos•Bethesda, MD
•$107,900 - $195,050•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is hiring Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers for its Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area in Bethesda, Maryland. The team works across Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management to deliver technical solutions for national security missions. Candidates will support the design, development, implementation, testing, operation, and maintenance of mission-critical systems, software, and cloud environments. Working within a DevOps framework, engineers contribute to project deliverables throughout the software development lifecycle, including scope definition and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing. Candidates are considered for the appropriate level based on qualifications and relevant experience. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
  • Strong experience at the Software Engineer level or significant experience at the Senior Software Engineer level with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and software development practices.
  • Strong experience at the Software Engineer level or significant experience at the Senior Software Engineer level with Java, Spring, C2S, the software development lifecycle, and delivering solutions using DevOps toolsets and practices.
  • Direct experience with software testing and performance tools such as JUnit and Katalon, and scripting languages including Python and Bash, in an Agile development environment.
  • Strong experience at the Software Engineer level or significant experience at the Senior Software Engineer level developing solutions on commercial cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure and using cloud data services such as S3, RDS, and EFS.
  • Strong experience at the Software Engineer level or significant experience at the Senior Software Engineer level using version control systems and issue/problem tracking systems.
  • For Software Engineer: bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, or master's degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
  • For Senior Software Engineer: bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or master's degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with structured analysis and design methodologies.
  • Understanding of the customer's system development policies.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in and/or direct software programming initiatives using Java, JavaScript, Python, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
  • Develop software system validation and testing methods using JUnit and Katalon, integrating custom-developed solutions to support automated deployment technologies.
  • Develop, prototype, and deploy solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions using infrastructure platform services.
  • Coordinate with team members, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to align User Stories and implement customer use cases.
  • Support the Agile software development lifecycle following SAFe practices, using GitHub, Jenkins, Unix Bash scripting, JIRA, and Confluence.
  • Analyze infrastructure requirements through proof-of-concept development, performance testing, and end-to-end testing, and coordinate infrastructure needs driven by developed software.
  • Identify and apply software development best practices and standard operating procedures to create solutions addressing customer technical needs.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 paid holidays
  • 401(k) with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible schedules
  • Discounted stock purchase plans
  • Technical upskilling
  • Education and training support
  • Paid parental leave
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