Software Development Lead

At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter more efficient digital and mission innovations.

The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering secure missionfocused solutions at scale to accelerate our customers digital transformation objectives. We deliver secure customized enterprise IT solutions increase efficiencies decrease burdens and minimize vulnerabilities in complex IT operations. Offering a comprehensive humancentric approach we leverage our distinctive health technology capabilities to accelerate our customers transformation needs so that they can better serve their beneficiaries.

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software and Development Lead to join our team. This role is responsible for writing and maintaining source code creating and maintaining software applications and applying frameworks involved in a software release. The Software and Development Lead will play a critical role in computer programming documenting managing configuration testing and bug fixing to create and maintain applications and frameworks throughout the software release life cycle. Expertise in one or more programming languages is required.

The Software and Development Lead will:

• Develop and execute software test cases and procedures for various types of testing.

• Create comprehensive project plans and dynamically update status dashboards leveraging Confluence to enhance project tracking and collaboration.

• Monitor patterns and thresholds trigger alerts and identify counters needed for data collection and analysis.

• Apply the Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) approach to computer systems development.

• Collaborate with internal team members across multiple areas and external parties (e.g. subcontractors vendors) to deliver exceptional results.

• Influence project and team leaders regarding solution design processes and approaches.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 6 years of prior relevant experience.

• Utilize expert knowledge of advanced technical principles theories and concepts.

• Apply a strong grasp of software development principles and familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Required Skills:

• Expertise in one or more programming languages.

• Proficiency in software testing and debugging.

• Experience with Agile methodologies and SDLC.

• Strong knowledge of project management tools such as Confluence.

• Ability to monitor system patterns and thresholds and trigger alerts.

• Analytical skills to identify counters for data collection and analysis.

Clearance Required:

• Must be able to successfully clear a Public Trust background determination during the course of employment.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.