Leidos Homeland is seeking a highly motivated Junior Application Developer supporting Airports Borders and Security FBI portfolio. The candidate will support our Facilities technical IT contract and be responsible for understanding customer needs to create applications. The ideal candidate will operate independently with limited supervision and can establish solid working relationships within the division as well as our external Government customers.
This position is on a future contract pending award announcement.
You must be a US citizen with an active TS security clearance to be considered.
Primary Responsibilities:
Develop test and maintain web-based mobile or desktop applications according to business requirements.
Collaborate with senior developers to design software solutions and implement new features.
Write clean efficient and well-documented code following company standards and coding guidelines.
Debug and resolve application issues bugs and performance bottlenecks.
Participate in code reviews and learn modern software development practices and methodologies.
Assist in documenting technical specifications architecture and process workflows.
Work closely with cross-functional teams such as QA design and project management.
Stay updated on emerging programming languages tools and technologies relevant to the companys tech stack.
Required Security Clearance:
Active Top Secret.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or related field (or equivalent experience).
Basic knowledge of one or more programming languages (e.g. Java C# Python JavaScript or similar).
Understanding of web technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript and basic frameworks like React or Angular).
Familiarity with databases (SQL or NoSQL).
Knowledge of version control systems such as Git.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
Internship or project experience developing software applications.
Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or Google Cloud).
Understanding of REST APIs and backend development.
Degree in IT related field preferred.
Experience with SAFe and ITIL.
Experience in communications Agile and DevSecOps; hardware/software fabrication; Cloud platform system integration; and/or test and evaluation is a plus.
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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.
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.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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