Code Development and Test Engineer in Orlando

Energy Jobline ZR; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Code Development and Test Engineer to support the Department of the Air Force within the Decision Advantage - Defense Business Area. The role is located on-site in Orlando, FL, requiring daily presence to maintain and test the Digital Infrastructure Network (DI-NIL).

You will work on provisioning, V&V testing, and security configurations across RHEL, Windows, and related systems, developing automated scripts and documenting outcomes for repeatable deployments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience, or Master’s with 6+ years
• Experience coding concepts for DoD programs
• Strong written and verbal communication with customers
• Experience with Agile program execution and Jira/Confluence

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support DI-NIL architecture and services across platforms
• Develop automated test and validation scripts for rapid deployment
• Document code and process flows for repeatable tasks
• Collaborate with stakeholders to configure environments and ensure least-privilege access

Skills

Communication

Agile

Jira

Confluence

ACAS/Nessus

Test automation

DoD programs

Network deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ACAS/Nessus

Job description

Job Description

Description

The Decision Advantage - Defense Business Area at Leidos has an opening for an experienced Code Development and Test Engineer. In this mission we support the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to field and operate the customer's Digital Infrastructure.

The work location for this position is our office in Orlando, FL and does require daily on site support at this location.

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Primary Responsibilities

• The Test team within the Digital Infrastructure Network Integration Lab (DI-NIL) will be responsible for maintaining the DI-NIL architecture and services. There are levels of support needed throughout to include RHEL, Windows, and other systems and appliances to include structure and compliance configurations, integration with Active Directory for authentication, as well as day-to-day management and review of the architecture.
• All systems destined for operation on the production network will pass through the DI-NIL for V&V testing from the build through configuration to service delivery. This position will work with the team to ensure code needed for provisioning and rapid deployment of the SIL space and needed connected systems to ensure all systems meet the strict compliance required by DoD guidance as well as ensuring all system capabilities are configured for optimum performance for the underlying operating system by coding automated test and validation scripts.
• Full documentation of code utilized within the environment will be mandatory as well as process flow documentation to ensure all required tasks are documented and repeatable.
• The DI-NIL support effort will also include working with customers to ensure the needed environment is configured properly and access has been configured to allow a least privilege concept during stakeholder activities within the environment. This position will field any deep dive discussions related to code development and availability.
• Additional duties will include backing up other personnel in support of the DI-NIL effort which is focused on Verification and Validation for the Digital Infrastructure Network.

Basic Qualifications

• US with at least a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or master’s degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrable knowledge of coding concepts and applying these concepts to Department of Defense programs.
• Demonstrable experience in design review participation and providing customer centric input.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers in the development of complex DoD systems.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations involving the full spectrum of system integration activities.
• Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.
• Basic network understanding and ability to adjust code to operate across the enterprise.
• Mid-level understanding of government systems security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediation – ability to discuss security issues and concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to brief technical and non-technical customers.
• Ability to achieve a high degree of customer satisfaction and maintain Leidos positive brand recognition.

Qualifications

• US with an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to maintain that clearance during your employment with Leidos.
• Prior experience working on ABMS or JADC2 initiatives.
• 4 years of DoD-based system security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediation with the ability to discuss security issues and concerns.
• Prior experience designing and deploying networks.
• Prior experience with SAFe Agile implementation.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile program execution and using agile tools (e.g. Jira and Confluence).
• Prior experience support Department of the Air Force programs.
• Previous experience working on complex multi-domain systems.
• Experience with design and validation of Cloud and Edge Computing and Network.
• Demonstrable knowledge of test automation and test result analysis.
• Demonstrable experience in network topologies to validate functionality, performance, stability and scalability of features and products.
• Proven expertise in creating test methodologies and writing test specifications.
• Experience in Integration, test, verification, and validation.

Pay Range

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , citizenship, , physical or mental , medical condition, genetic information, , family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, , 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.