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 sustainable. 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.
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The Mission
Leidos National Security sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for National Security include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!Your Main Mission:
The Senior Software Engineer will play a critical role in the sustainment of the existing environment, development and delivery of new features and functionality, as well as migration to the cloud. The selected candidate will collaborate with other engineers, SMEs, architects, the customer, and other functional areas to design, develop, and deliver solutions. In this role, the individual will participate in and may direct the work of a team responsible for small to moderately sized deliverables. To be successful, the individual must have deep understanding of the Java programming language and related technologies, such as Hibernate, Camel, and Spring. The selected candidate must communicate effectively to influence others regarding solution design, processes, and ensure milestones are consistently met.- Collaborate with other engineers, SMEs, and architects to design, develop, debug, test, document, and deploy software enhancements related to the system, in accordance with the Software Development Strategy
- Participate in and/or lead a small development team to meet schedule for projects and releases
- Provide mentorship and leadership to other software engineers
- Investigate, identify, and mitigate software and system issues
- Work closely with other software engineers and test engineers to ensure new and modified software is fully verified prior to promotion to a build
- Document solutions by developing flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
- Coordinate with other team members, project managers, and cross-functional areas to communicate project status
- Support the Agile software development lifecycle
- Utilize the Atlassian suite, including Bitbucket, Jira, and Jenkins to support software development efforts, track work, and automate builds and deployments
What Sets You Apart:
- Must be a US Citizen with at least DoD Secret Clearance
- Must be granted confirmation of clearance by UK government
- BS degree and 8–12 years, or Master’s with 6–10 years, of prior relevant experience
- 8+ years Java experience
- Possess the knowledge and experience to perform complex and difficult system and specialty engineering tasks
- Ability to work independently and/or under supervision
- Experience in development of documentation
You Might Also Have:
- Biometrics system and specification (DOD, FBI, or HONE) experience
- 3+ years C/C++ experience within the last 2 years
- Perl, Python, and/or bash Scripting experience
- AWS experience
- Certified Scrum Master
- Certified in SAFE
Clearance Required:
- Possess an active DoD Secret level clearance at the time of consideration. Additionally, this role requires UK confirmation of US clearance before starting.