Lead Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Chantilly, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 87100 - 157450
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We have an IMMEDIATE NEED for a Mid-Level Software Development Engineer to provide Agile DevOps support to mission critical systems. As a Software Development Engineer on this program you will have the opportunity to build strong systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities and gain agile development experience in support of an Enterprise cybersecurity will participate in and/or direct major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation architecture and design coding and unit testing. This is a great opportunity for someone who also would like to get a security clearance as they will be processed for a TS/SCI level security clearance.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement using Java JavaScript and/or Python.
- Create software solutions to leverage automated deployment technologies
- Develop and deploy prototypes and solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions leveraging Infrastructure platform services
- Support the Agile software development lifecycle following Program SAFe practices
- Apply DevOps tools like Ansible Docker and Jenkins to support automated deployment and containerization
- Directly support deployment of build artifacts across a multitude of customer environments
- Leverage tools like JIRA Confluence and GitLab to track development activities control source code and author documentation
- Create innovative solutions to meet the technical needs of customers.
- Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness.
- Mentor / assist junior members of the team
- Provide input/suggestions on technical approach to the Agile Team Leads
Core Qualifications:
- Candidate must have BS degree with 4 years of prior relevant experience
- Experience with coding in Java JavaScript (Reacts Redux Node JS or similar) Python and/or Bash desired
- Experience in the following areas and a desire to learn the others:
- Linux OS scripting
- Database setup and integration both relational and NoSQL (e.g. Oracle RDBMS MySQL CouchDB)
- Cloud infrastructure platforms (Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure)
- DevOps automation tools (Ansible Chef Puppet)
- Source control and Agile development tools (Git Maven Jenkins Bitbucket Jira Confluence)
- Analytics and search engines (Elasticsearch Splunk Apache Solr)
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Experience as a member of an agile software development team
- Knowledge of software design patterns
- Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word Excel Visio & PowerPoint)
- Local to DC/Maryland/Virginia
- Ability to obtain security clearance
- Must be US CITIZENS to be considered for the position
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with one or more of the following identity credential and access management (ICAM) concepts/standards:
- LDAP or MS Active Directory
- PKI and TLS/SSL
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect (OIDC)
- SAML
- SCIM
- Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
- Experience in identity management and governance to include single sign-on identity federation or enterprise directory architecture and design
- Experience with container services and orchestration
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate container builds and deployments
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
January 8 2026For 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 $87100.00 - $157450.00The 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
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
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.
