Modeling and Simulation Software Developer

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Leidos Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Software Developer to join our teamwith the ability and experience to work missile defense projects within the BMD Simulations and Analysis Portfolio. As a Software Developer youll directly support the Agile Software Development in achieving specific program objectives in support of our nations this role you will also develop create and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Also analyze user needs and develop software solutions for our customer. The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills be a strong team player and can establish solid working relationships with peers and technical staff members within the program.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Perform high-level software development functions using C Java or similar languages including design development troubleshooting and debugging software programs.
• Collaborate with other experts within the program and in the user community to design develop and debug existing software and to design and develop enhancements that incorporate new capabilities into various components of the existing systems.
• Responsible for using sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable efficient reliable understandable fault tolerant and reusable including providing software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process.
• Creating and running automated software builds and pipelines in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) environment
• Contribute to software development activities as a member of an agile team and actively participate in program increment planning Feature and Story development Sprint Planning Demos Iteration Retrospectives and related team activities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience
• Proficient in C
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS
• Experience programming network connections (message generation formatting UDP and TCP/IP interfaces)
• Creating and running unit test
• Developing software documentation
• Creating and running automated software builds and pipelines in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) environment
• Collaborating with Stakeholders and Government customers
• Working within an Agile team environment to include Program Increment Planning Iteration Planning Feature and Story development Sprint Planning and Iteration Retrospectives.
• Participating in demos for the team and program Sprint reviews
• Must be a US citizen possess and be able to maintain an active secret clearance
• Full time onsite support
• Must be a resident of the North Alabama area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and application of the Agile methodologies within a technical/engineering environment
• Experience developing and/or supporting CI/CD pipelines (Ansible Jenkins)
• Experience with Python or Java and user interfaces
• Familiarity with Jira - issue tracking and agile project management or similar tool
• Experience with Multi-core and multi-threaded programming
• Relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience in Missile Defense

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