Software Engineer (SME)

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

23h•$154,050 - $278,475

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Software Engineer in its Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area. The role builds and maintains systems, software, and cloud environments, including operations and maintenance for critical systems. It provides technical expertise in designing, developing, implementing, and testing customer tools and applications. Within a DevOps framework, the engineer participates in or directs project deliverables across the software development lifecycle, including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing.

Requirements

Extensive experience with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and development practices.
Extensive experience with Java, Spring, C2S, and the software development lifecycle, delivering within DevOps toolsets and practices.
Direct experience with software testing performance tools such as JUnit and Katalon, and scripting languages such as Python and Bash, in an Agile development environment.
Extensive experience developing on Commercial Cloud Platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, and leveraging cloud data services such as S3, RDS, and EFS.
Extensive experience using version control systems and issue/problem tracking systems.
Master’s degree with 15 or more years of relevant experience, or doctorate with 13 or more years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Participate in or direct software programming initiatives using Java, JavaScript, Python, SpringBoot, and Hibernate.
Develop and direct software system validation and testing methods using JUnit and Katalon, and use integrated custom software solutions to leverage 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 DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, and Unix bash scripting, and tools such as JIRA and Confluence to track activities.
Analyze infrastructure needs driven by developed software through proof-of-concept, performance, and end-to-end testing, and coordinate infrastructure to meet customer mission needs.
Apply and identify best practices and standard operating procedures to create innovative solutions that meet customers' technical needs.