Software Developer SME

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 154,050 - 278,475; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Software Developer for a 200+ FTE program supporting Entitlement Programs, IdAM/ICAM, and Digital Policy Management. You will join a team of developers and cloud engineers delivering new features for legacy apps and building new solutions on AWS with a focus on low-latency, high-throughput systems.

You will collaborate with product owners and analysts to translate requirements into scalable designs, participate in 3-week Scrum sprints, and contribute to on-call after-hours

Qualifications

• Master's degree and 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience creating Java/Springboot applications on AWS for backend components, focusing on low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems.
• Experience working with product owners, business analysts, and other teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience analyzing and decomposing complex software systems and creating designs for scalability, testability, and performance.
• Experience writing custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances.
• Experience using Git, Jenkins, and Rundeck.
• Experience using CloudFormation scripts.
• Experience creating RESTful APIs.
• Experience working on a team that used the Scrum agile framework.
• Experience manipulating data using XML, JSON, and YAML formats.

Responsibilities

• The Developer will be part of a team of developers and cloud engineers that create new features for legacy applications as sponsor's mission expands.
• The Developer works closely with product owners, business analysts, and other teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• The Developer will analyze and decompose complex software systems and create designs for scalability, testability, and performance.
• Our work rhythm follows Scrum to deliver incremental enhancements on a 3-week cycle; participate in planning and backlog grooming.
• Developers participate in a team rotation of O&M responsibilities and are on-call for after-hours support approximately one week every three months.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Low-latency design

Team collaboration

RESTful services

Git

Jenkins

Scripting (EC2)

XML/JSON/YAML

Scrum

Education

Master's degree

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Docker/Kubernetes

EC2

Jira

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking a Software Developer for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor's Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Entitlements, and Digital Policy Management. The Software Developer will work with a large team of developers and cloud engineers.

Primary Responsibilities

The Developer will be part of a team of developers and cloud engineers that create new features for legacy applications as sponsor's mission continues to expand and evolve. Our team also builds new applications as new mission needs arise. The Developer works closely with product owners, business analysts, and other teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. The Developer will analyze and decompose complex software systems and create designs for scalability, testability, and performance. Our work rhythm revolves around the Scrum agile framework to deliver incremental enhancements on a 3-week cycle. Developers actively participate in planning deliverables and grooming the Jira backlog. We rely on team collaboration to continually fine tune performance and ensure clear communication. Developers also participate in a team rotation of O&M responsibilities. They are required to be on‑call for after‑hours support approximately one week every three months.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Master's degree and 15+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience creating applications with Java, Springboot, and Amazon Web Services for backend components, focusing on low‑latency, high‑throughput distributed systems
• Experience working closely with product owners, business analysts, and other teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Experience analyzing and decomposing complex software systems and creating designs for scalability, testability, and performance
• Experience writing custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances
• Experience using Git, Jenkins, and Rundeck
• Experience using CloudFormation scripts
• Experience creating RESTful API
• Experience working on a team that used the Scrum agile framework
• Experience manipulating data using XML, JSON, and YAML formats

Desired Qualifications

• Certification - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience delivering containerized applications with services similar to Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience creating applications/services using Python
• Experience with Elasticsearch and/or Kibana
• Experience creating applications that rely on tokenization
• Experience writing custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances
• Understanding of Identity Access Management (IAM) and Zero Trust conceptsUnderstanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts such as prompt engineering and large language models (LLM)
• Experience building microservices
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Katalon Studio or Selenium
• Experience building solutions designed to continue operation even if one AWS region is unavailable

Pay Range

Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

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 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.