Senior Software Engineer

Leidos offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement benefits. This onsite Senior Software Engineer role on the Chinook Program in Gaithersburg, MD provides the opportunity to design, develop, integrate, and maintain mission-critical software for an Intelligence Community customer within an Agile environment. The position carries a pay range of $107,900 to $195,050 per year and requires active TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and complete tasks in line with the team product owner's priorities.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle within defined parameters.
• Own the delivery of enhancements for a system or application.
• Decompose large tasks into actionable work items and provide level-of-effort estimates.
• Collaborate with fellow engineers to design and document optimal technical solutions.
• Ensure the team adheres to Agile processes and best practices.
• Build software solutions even when requirements are not fully defined, prioritizing customer needs.
• Remove obstacles for the development team by working with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and peers.
• Facilitate Scrum events to be constructive, productive, and timeboxed.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to pass a polygraph; US citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 8-12 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 6-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.
• Proficiency with Django, JQuery, Ajax, REST APIs, Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, PostgreSQL, Windows, Linux, Git, and GitLab.
• Experience with React and cloud platforms including AWS (S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation, RDS), IBM Cloud, Google Cloud, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
• Strong understanding of Model-View-Controller patterns and client-server architectures.
• Experience incorporating GEOINT domain understanding when troubleshooting, optimizing, and validating system behavior and data outputs across environments.
• Deep knowledge of modern software design patterns and coding standards; ability to architect, develop, and deliver complex software systems into production.
• Working knowledge of Agile development and CI/CD methodologies and tools.
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Technologies

• Django
• JQuery
• Ajax
• REST APIs
• Python
• Java
• JavaScript
• SQL
• PostgreSQL
• Windows
• Linux
• Git
• GitLab
• React
• AWS
• S3
• SQS
• SNS
• EC2
• CloudFormation
• RDS
• IBM Cloud
• Google Cloud
• Azure
• Oracle Cloud
• Model-View-Controller
• Client-Server