Senior Java Engineer - High-Impact Secure Backend & Cloud

Quest Oracle Community; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Education and Training Support

Parental Paid Leave

Discounted Stock Purchase Plans

Technical Upskilling

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to join an Agile team and modernize a mission-critical enterprise application. You will develop Spring Boot services, RESTful APIs, and contribute to Kubernetes deployments and CI/CD automation in a high-security environment.

You will design and optimize relational databases, participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and automated testing, while collaborating with Jira/Confluence teams and delivering reliable software for national

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. Candidates without Bachelors degrees will require an additional 4 years of software engineering experience.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of software engineering experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Experience developing Java enterprise applications using Spring Boot or similar modern frameworks.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and working with relational databases such as MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar technologies.
• Experience with container technologies (Docker or Podman), Kubernetes, or other modern application deployment platforms.
• Experience working in Agile development environments using Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices.
• Security Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise Java applications using Spring Boot and modern software engineering best practices.
• Develop scalable RESTful APIs and backend services supporting mission-critical applications and high-performance enterprise systems.
• Design, optimize, and troubleshoot relational database solutions using MariaDB and other enterprise database technologies.
• Support application modernization initiatives through containerization, Kubernetes deployments, and continuous improvements to system architecture.
• Participate in technical design sessions, architecture discussions, code reviews, troubleshooting, and Agile software development activities.
• Develop and maintain automated testing solutions and GitLab CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality, deployment efficiency, and operational reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams using Jira and Confluence while supporting the complete software development lifecycle.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Agile development

CI/CD pipelines

Git-based version control

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jira

Confluence

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to join an Agile team and modernize a mission-critical enterprise application. You will develop Spring Boot services, RESTful APIs, and contribute to Kubernetes deployments and CI/CD automation in a high-security environment.

You will design and optimize relational databases, participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and automated testing, while collaborating with Jira/Confluence teams and delivering reliable software for national