Software Engineer

Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

The National Security Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Software Engineer. The program delivers a comprehensive integrated mission control software tool combining custom code and integrated COTS products for a Department of Homeland Security customer.

Primary Responsibilities :

Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging

Support a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production

Develop & Maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies

Actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.

Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, staging, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits

Maintain / upgrade / patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira)

Create, Assist, and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments

Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements

Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated

Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements

Assist with support and operations where necessary

Leverage programming Languages and shell scripting for automation

Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.

Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture

Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary

Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.

Architect and develop bestpractices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, ansible, etc.)

Work cross functionally across multiple teams

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor 's degree or higher is required in either Engineering (i. e. Computer, Software, Systems etc.) or Computer Science with a minimum of five (5) years of related experience.

Experiencing migrating complex legacy applications into a modern dev ops framework

Must be fluent with Git

Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (Redhat)

5+ years working in an Agile dev environment

Experience integrating CD / CI pipelines for automated deployment preferred

Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, etc

5+ years of system architecture required with a demonstrated ability to read the code and understand the coding logic to assist in troubleshooting

Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies.

Fluent in object oriented programming and experience in Java.

Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff

Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills

Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience with MySQL

Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.

Experience managing / monitoring AWS / Azure cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environment

Proficient automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting : October 7, 2025

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 :

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com / careers / pay-benefits .

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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