Junior Software Engineer — Mission‑Centric Tech Career

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join the Chinook Program supporting an IC customer. You will develop, test, and deploy software in an Agile team, with guidance from senior engineers, while owning components and features. The role requires U.S.

citizenship and a degree in CS/SE (2–4 years) or a Master’s with less than 2 years’ experience. Work locations include Chantilly, VA, among others, with a strong emphasis on secure coding, DevSecOps pipelines, and modern tech like Docker,

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required per contract.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 2–4 years of experience, or a Master’s with less than 2 years of experience.
• Ability to work in an Agile development environment with guidance from senior engineers.
• Experience with REST APIs and CI/CD pipelines, and comfortable in a DevSecOps setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, test, and deploy software solutions under guidance of senior engineers.
• Implement features based on requirements and designs and write clean, maintainable code.
• Participate in code reviews, unit and integration testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Support integration of components and services and work with REST APIs and databases.
• Contribute in sprints, stand-ups, planning, and retrospectives within an Agile team.
• Use Git and CI/CD processes to manage and deliver software and maintain documentation.

Skills

Git

CI/CD

Agile

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

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

Tools

Git

GitLab CI

Jenkins

JIRA

Confluence

AWS

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join the Chinook Program supporting an IC customer. You will develop, test, and deploy software in an Agile team, with guidance from senior engineers, while owning components and features. The role requires U.S.

citizenship and a degree in CS/SE (2–4 years) or a Master’s with less than 2 years’ experience. Work locations include Chantilly, VA, among others, with a strong emphasis on secure coding, DevSecOps pipelines, and modern tech like Docker,