Software Engineer (SME)

Leidos • Reston, VA

443d • $144,300 - $260,850

About The Position

The Software Engineer (SME) position at Leidos involves providing Agile DevOps support for mission-critical systems. The role focuses on building robust systems, software, and cloud environments while ensuring operations and maintenance of critical systems. The engineer will engage in the entire software development lifecycle, from design and development to implementation and testing, within a DevOps framework.

Requirements

• Proficient with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and development practices.
• Expert use and experience with Java, Spring and C2S.
• Expert in the software development lifecycle, with experience delivering within DevOps toolsets/practices.
• Expert utilizing software testing performance tools, such as Junit/Katalon.
• Expert with scripting languages, such as Python, Bash.
• Expert working in an Agile development environment and tempo.
• Expert with development in Commercial Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
• Expert with development leveraging cloud data services (e.g., S3, RDS, EFS).
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Well versed with using version control systems.
• Well versed with using issue/problem tracking systems.
• Candidate must have a Master's degree with 15 or more years of relevant experience.
• Candidate must have active TS//SCI with Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with structured analysis and design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement, using Java, JavaScript, Python, SpringBoot, Hibernate.
• Develop and direct software system validation and testing methods using Junit and Katalon.
• Develop and integrate custom developed software solutions to leverage automated deployment technologies.
• Develop, prototype and deploy solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions leveraging Infrastructure platform services.
• Coordinate closely with team members, Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure User Story alignment and implementation to customer use cases.
• Analyze (through proof of concept, performance, and end-to-end testing) and effectively coordinate Infrastructure needs driven by developed software to meet customer mission needs.
• Support the Agile software development lifecycle following Program SAFe practices.
• Use industry leading DevOps tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Unix bash scripting.
• Document and perform systems software development, including deployment of build artifacts across different environments leveraging GitFlow constructs.
• Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness.
• Leverage Atlassian tool suite like JIRA and Confluence to track activities and identify best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Create innovative solutions to meet the technical needs of customers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Master's degree