Senior Software Engineer

Leidos offers a mission-driven environment with a solid benefits package, including health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement options. This onsite opportunity in Gaithersburg, MD sits on the Chinook GEOINT program, delivering end-to-end software solutions within an Agile team focused on geospatial intelligence. The role presents a competitive salary range of USD 107,900 to 195,050 per year.

Responsibilities

• Address tasks prioritized by the team product owner as part of an Agile workflow.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle within clearly defined parameters.
• Own the delivery of enhancements within a system or application.
• Break down large tasks into manageable units and provide level of effort estimates.
• Collaborate with fellow software engineers to design and document effective technical approaches.
• Ensure the team follows Agile processes and best practices.
• Build software solutions where requirements are not fully defined, always prioritizing customer needs.
• Remove obstacles for the development team in coordination with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and other engineers.
• Ensure all Scrum events are productive, positive, and timeboxed.

Requirements

• US citizenship required per contract.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 6-10 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 8-12 years of relevant experience.
• TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain a Polygraph.
• Experience serving as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.
• Web technologies: Django, JQuery, Ajax, REST APIs.
• Object oriented programming: Python, Java, JavaScript.
• Relational databases: SQL, Postgres.
• Operating systems: Windows, Linux.
• Version control: Git, GitLab.
• Experience applying GEOINT domain understanding when troubleshooting, optimizing, and validating system behavior and data outputs.
• Strong understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.
• Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.
• Working knowledge of Agile development and CI/CD methodologies and tools.
• Self-motivated to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Technologies

• Django, JQuery, Ajax, REST APIs
• Python, Java, JavaScript
• SQL, Postgres
• Windows, Linux
• Git, GitLab
• React
• AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, Oracle
• S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation, RDS
• AWS DevOps Engineer certification (preferred)

Benefits

• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with scripting languages such as REACT
• Software architectures: Client-Server, Model-View-Controller
• Cloud exposure to multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle
• Cloud exposure to AWS services: S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation, and RDS
• AWS DevOps Engineer or similar certification