Software Engineer (Tactical Decision Aids – Production & Integration)
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Job Location:
Bethesda, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 69550 - 125725
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Leidos High Fidelity Simulation Business Area designs and delivers cutting-edge system-of-systems solutions that power world-class simulation training and analysis products for the U.S. Navy.
In this role based at a U.S. Government facility in Bethesda MD you will work with state-of-the-art technologies to develop advanced sonar tactical decision aids (TDAs) that directly support the Fleet. Youll be part of a high-performing team whose mission-critical work shapes the Navys tactical edgemaking a tangible impact on national security.
At Leidos we empower our engineers to do meaningful work while continually building new skills to grow the career they want to achieve.
What Youll Work On
- Develop and enhance Tactical Signature Guidance (TSG) systems including sonar TDAs across multiple code baselines.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex software challenges while contributing innovative solutions.
- Learn and apply new programming languages and technologies with mentorship and support from experienced teammates.
- Occasionally support hardware system configuration and build-out gaining exposure to full system integration.
This opportunity is ideal for developers who thrive on solving complex problems want to expand their technical expertise and are motivated by work that directly supports the U.S. Navys operational readiness.
Primary Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively in an agile team environment supporting a large-scale program.
- Own and deliver software solutions in Java C and other modern languages.
- Learn and apply new technologies (e.g. Angular Rust Scala) to meet evolving needs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues with efficient solutions.
- Adapt quickly to shifting priorities and support urgent requests when needed.
- Communicate clearly with teammates stakeholders and leadership.
- Travel occasionally to Manassas VA for integration and team collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- At least 3 years of hands-on professional experience developing maintaining and enhancing production applications in Java and/or C with a strong emphasis on existing codebases.
- Experience working with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise integration patterns (e.g. SOAP services XML/JSON messaging WSDL message queues) is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with modernizing or integrating existing systems including refactoring performance tuning and incremental adoption of newer technologies or frameworks.
- Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related field that provides strong software development skills.
- Clearance: Must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
- Certification: Must be willing to earn an IAT Level I (or higher) certification after hire (company-supported).
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
Were the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We dont wear capes (theyre a safety hazard) but we do solve high-stakes problems with code caffeine and a healthy disregard for how its always been done.
Original Posting:
December 22 2025For 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:
Pay Range $69550.00 - $125725.00The 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.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- Jenkins
- REST
- Python
- SOAP
- Systems Engineering
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- Java
- XML
- JSON
- Scripting
- Sftp
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
