Full Stack Developer

Leidos; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Arlington, VA seeks an experienced Full Stack Developer to support the DISA CESO program, delivering mission-focused software across the full technology stack. You will develop, test, and maintain secure applications and adapt front-end and back-end duties as needed.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of hands-on engineering in virtualized IT environments, proficiency in Java, JavaScript, AWS, and IaC, and a proactive, self-motivated approach in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and active DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant technical experience.
• 12+ years hands-on engineering in virtualized IT environments.
• 5+ years in Agile and AWS Cloud.
• 3+ years IaC using Ansible, Terraform, and AWS CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Develop Java-based applications using Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Java, and Hibernate.
• Develop front-end applications using React, jQuery, TypeScript, HTML, CSS.
• Develop SOA applications using RESTFul, ESB, and Message Queues.
• Implement CI/CD strategies for IaC with Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform.
• Maintain and improve security, testing, and code reviews across SDLC.

Skills

JavaScript

jQuery

Bootstrap

REST API

Java

React

Node.js

JSON

HTML/CSS

XML

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

GitLab

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to support the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) program delivering mission-focused software capabilities for DISA. This role develops, tests, and maintains secure, reliable applications across the full technology stack (front-end, APIs/services, and data). Full stack developers can switch between front-end and back-end development based on requirements and help the team prototype rapidly when needed. This person should be a seasoned, self-motivated, and professional with at least 8 years of hands‑on engineering and administration experience in virtualized Information Technology environments.

This position is 100% on-site in Arlington, VA. Occasional, situational travel within the DC‑Metro area may be required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop Java based applications using Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Java, and Hibernate technologies.
• Develop front end applications using Ansible, React, jQuery, JSON, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS technologies.
• Develop Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) applications using RESTFul, ESB, and Message Queues.
• Develop, document, and implement CI/CD strategy for management of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) baseline using Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, and Terraform.
• Experience in using DevOps tools such as GitLab, GitLab CI, Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory or similar Artifactory, Automated testing tools such as Selenium, and Leapwork.
• Experience in provisioning and managing AWS Infrastructure such as VPCs, subnets, availability zones, Firewalls, NACL, Security Groups, and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience in developing applications using AWS Services such as EC2, RDS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, and Directory Services.
• Identify requirements, develop, document, and implement branching strategy to support change management requirements.
• Review, debug, and resolve technical issues throughout all stages of SDLC.
• Assist with process development and process improvement for Security Operations to include creation/modification of SOPs, Playbooks, and Work instructions.
• Measure effectiveness of process improvement and automation efforts via metrics and KPIs.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Apply coding and testing standards, security testing tools (including ‘fuzzing’ static‑analysis code scanning tools), threat modeling, and conducts code reviews.

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and active DoD TS/SCI US Clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 12 years of directly relevant technical experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 6+ years' experience with designing, building and modifying standard‑alone application software.
• 3+ years of experience in designing and developing IaC using Ansible, Terraform, and AWS CloudFormation.
• 5+ years' experience developing in an Agile environment.
• 5+ years' experience working in AWS Cloud environment.
• 5+ years' experience working in a Virtual infrastructure.
• Proficient in JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, REST API, Java, Visual Studio, Node.js React, JSON, HTML/CSS, XML.
• Extensive experience in development, APIs, and scripting language support.
• Experience implementing and maintaining services in a CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience with Code repositories - i.e. GITLAB.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working Virtual environments.
• Experience working in AWS and Azure.
• Authoring SOPs, playbooks, work instructions and/or other process document.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting

September 15, 2026

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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

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If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity 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.