Software Engineer (SME)
About The Position
Leidos is hiring a Software Engineer for its Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area. The role involves building and maintaining systems, software, and cloud environments for critical systems, and providing technical expertise in the design, development, implementation, and testing of customer tools and applications. Within a DevOps framework, the engineer participates in or directs major project deliverables across the software development lifecycle, including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing. The position works with Java, JavaScript, Python, SpringBoot, and Hibernate; develops and tests customer applications; and prototypes and deploys solutions using commercial cloud platform services. The engineer collaborates with team members, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to implement customer use cases, follows Agile and SAFe practices, and uses DevOps and project-tracking tools. The role also analyzes and coordinates infrastructure needs to support customer mission requirements and applies best practices to develop solutions for customer technical needs.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and development practices.
- Extensive experience with Java, Spring, C2S, and the software development lifecycle, including delivery using DevOps toolsets and practices.
- Direct experience with software testing and 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 using cloud data services such as S3, RDS, or EFS.
- Extensive experience with version control systems and issue/problem tracking systems.
- Master’s degree and at least 15 years of relevant experience, or a doctorate and at least 13 years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
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 custom-developed software solutions to leverage automated deployment technologies.
- Develop, prototype, and deploy solutions within commercial cloud environments using infrastructure platform services.
- Coordinate with team members, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to align and implement user stories for customer use cases.
- Support the Agile software development lifecycle following SAFe practices, using GitHub, Jenkins, Unix bash scripting, JIRA, and Confluence.
- Analyze infrastructure needs through proof-of-concept, performance, and end-to-end testing, and coordinate infrastructure requirements driven by developed software to meet customer mission needs.
- Identify and apply best practices and standard operating procedures to create solutions that meet customers' technical needs.
- Provide operations and maintenance for critical systems.
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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
