Software Engineer

Job description

**Description**

**Leidos** has a new and exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer in our **National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA)** .

Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management.

At **Leidos** , we offer **competitive benefits** , including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

**Join us and make a difference in National Security!**

The **Software Engineer** will perform software development lifecycle (SDLC) activities as a member of an Agile development team building a large complex enterprise system.

Development includes the full range of turning Agile user stories into implementable concepts, through development, unit testing, integration and test, and deployment of the new capabilities for the large complex enterprise system.

Following the Behavior-driven Development (BDD) pattern, developers are responsible for implementing robust testing leveraging DevOps automation and, where appropriate, use of test automation commercial tools.

There are a range of opportunities for server-side business logic implementation as well as client web application and user interface (UI) development.

Java, Python, embedded C/C++, Java cryptographic framework, XML, web UI (i.e., Angular, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc.) and special purpose device programming opportunities are available.

**Primary Responsibilities**
The Software Engineer will be responsible for software development activities both individually and as a member of an Agile team.

The Software Engineer will actively participate in daily stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and other related team activities.

The individual will analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable.

She/he will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process and will promote code reuse and cross-program collaboration while reducing maintenance costs by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers.

She/he will engineer, author, tune and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench.

**Basic Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least 8 years of relevant experience.

Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
+ **Must have demonstrated experience with Java.**
+ Must have experience or familiarity with multiple Java frameworks: Spring to include Boot and Data, Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., JPA, EJB, JTA, Servlet), Jackson, Jersey, Swing, JavaFX.
+ Must have experience or familiarity with multiple of the following languages such as Javascript, Python, C/C++, Groovy, Structured Query Language (SQL).
+ Must have experience with development IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) such as Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Rhapsody, WebStorm.
+ Must have experience with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server.
+ Must have experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, Spring Framework, and/or experience working with AngularJS, JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT.
+ Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools.
+ Must have experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures).
+ Must have experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems.
+ Must have documented professional experience with web services.
+ Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices.
+ Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
+ Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Experience with the following: Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX-B, JAX-RS, JAX-WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), Spring framework, scripting.
+ Experience or familiarity with multiple of the following technologies: XML/XSD/SOAP/WSDL/XSLT, REST, JSON, YAML, Containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
+ Experience with Javascript frameworks: AngularJS, Bootstrap, JQuery.
+ Experience with Testing and Mocking frameworks: JUnit, Jupiter, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium, FITNesse.
+ Experience with build tools: Maven, CMake, RPM, Jenkins, Nexus.
+ Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration.
+ Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Refactoring, and Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD).
+ Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD).
+ Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy).
+ Experience with the Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an Agile team.

At **Leidos** , the opportunities are boundless.

We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally.

For us, helping you grow your career is good business.

We look forward to learning more about you – apply today.

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**Original Posting:**
March 20, 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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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.

REQNUMBER: R-00156014
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws.

Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

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