Junior Software Engineer

Colorado Psychiatric; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join the Chinook Program supporting an Intelligence Community customer and helping evolve an application used in national security.

You'll work with experienced engineers in an Agile team, learn new technologies, and progressively own software components while contributing to delivery, testing, and documentation in a secure, containerized environment.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required per contract.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with less than 2 years.
• Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, test, and deploy software solutions that support GEOINT mission under guidance of senior engineers.
• Implement software features based on established requirements and technical designs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback from senior engineers.
• Develop and execute unit and integration tests.
• Troubleshoot software defects and assist with root-cause analysis.
• Support integration of application components and services.
• Work with REST APIs, databases, and application services.
• Participate in agile development sprints and contribute to daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with mission users and product managers to refine requirements and improve user experience.
• Use Git and established CI/CD processes to manage and deliver software.
• Maintain technical documentation and development artifacts.
• Support deployment and sustainment activities for the application.
• Build and maintain secure, containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
• Support DevSecOps pipelines and ensure code meets security and accreditation standards.

Skills

Team collaboration

Agile development

Security-conscious coding

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

2-4 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with less than 2 years

Tools

HTML

CSS

JSON

Ajax

REST APIs

Python

Java

JavaScript

React

Angular

Vue.js

Spring Boot

Django

Node.js

Flask

Svelte

AWS

Azure

MySQL

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Git

Job description

Build Your Software Engineering Career on a Mission That Matters

Ready to take your software engineering skills beyond the classroom and into a mission where your work has real-world impact? Leidos is seeking a talented Junior Software Engineer to join the Chinook Program supporting an Intelligence Community (IC) customer and helping evolve an application that plays an important role in national security.

As a Junior Software Engineer, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers, architects, testers, and DevSecOps professionals while gaining hands-on experience developing, integrating, testing, and delivering modern software capabilities. The Junior Software Engineer will work within an Agile development team and will receive technical guidance from senior engineers while progressively taking ownership of software components and features. You’ll have the opportunity to learn new technologies, tackle meaningful engineering challenges, and see your contributions become a part of a real operational mission.

Position may be performed in the following locations below.

• Tucson, AZ
• Gaithersburg, MD
• Alexandria, VA
• Chantilly, VA
• Englewood, CO
• St. Louis, MO

Clearance Level Required:

Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop, modify, test, and deploy software solutions that support our customer’s GEOINT mission under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Implement software features based on established requirements and technical designs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback from senior engineers.
• Develop and execute unit and integration tests.
• Troubleshoot software defects and assist with root-cause analysis.
• Support integration of application components and services.
• Work with REST APIs, databases, and application services.
• Participate in agile development sprints and contribute to daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with mission users and product managers to refine requirements and improve user experience.
• Use Git and established CI/CD processes to manage and deliver software.
• Maintain technical documentation and development artifacts.
• Support deployment and sustainment activities for the application.
• Build and maintain secure, containerized applications using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
• Support DevSecOps pipelines and ensure code meets security and accreditation standards.
• Resolve various tasks as prioritized by the team product owner.

Basic Qualifications:

• US citizenship is required per contract
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Experience with the following technologies:

• Web: HTML, CSS, JSON, Ajax, and REST APIs
• Object-oriented Programming: Python, Java, or JavaScript
• Front-end and Back-end Frameworks: React, Angular, Vue.js, jQuery, Spring Boot, Django, Node.js, Flask, or Svelte
• Cloud Development: AWS, Azure, or similar cloud platforms
• Relational Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
• Operating System: Windows, Linux
• Version Control System: Git

• Understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.
• Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and agile collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence).
• Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS (C2S or GovCloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of secure coding practices and government system accreditation processes (e.g., RMF, STIGs).
• Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on a customer contract or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Frontend Web Development: UI/UX.
• NoSQL Database: OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.

Cloud Exposure:

• Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle.

Specific AWS Services:

• S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation and RDS.

Familiarity with geospatial tools and standards:

• GeoServer
• PostGIS
• OGC APIs
• ESRI ArcGIS

Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible).

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:

October 15, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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

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.