Software Engineer TS/SCI Poly

Leidos; Maryland; On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

11 holidays

Flexible schedules

Discounted stock purchase plans

Education and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos, a leader in national security, seeks a Software Engineer to join the Cyber & Analytics Business Area. You will contribute to security engineering, CNO, mission software, and cryptographic key management, working in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Responsibilities include designing, coding, testing, and deploying software with a strong emphasis on reliability and reuse across programs. TS/SCI polygraph is required upfront.

Qualifications

• BS degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience or Master’s with less than 2 years experience.
• Demonstrated experience with Java and multiple Java frameworks (Spring Boot, JEE, Jackson, Jersey, Swing, JavaFX).
• Experience with several languages: JavaScript, Python, C/C++, SQL.
• Experience with IDEs such as Eclipse, VS Code, Visual Studio, Rhapsody, WebStorm.
• Experience with databases Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server.
• Experience with web UI, Spring Framework, AngularJS/JSON/HTML/XML/XSLT.
• Experience with source control and configuration management tools.
• Knowledge of cryptographic tech and secure software development.
• Experience on Windows and/or Linux and with web services.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and PI planning.
• Analyze complex system requirements and use design tools and formal specs.
• Ensure code is modular, efficient, reliable, and reusable.
• Manage software process during coding and promote reuse across programs.
• Document automation scripts and deploy to test/production bench.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Web services

REST APIs

Agile

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

BS degree or Master’s with <2 years experience

Tools

Eclipse

Visual Studio Code

Jenkins

Rhapsody

WebStorm

Job description

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer in our Intelligence Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!

Software Engineer

Must have an active TS/SCI Polygraph up front. No exceptions.

Primary Responsibilities

You will actively participate in daily stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and other related team activities; analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable. You will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process and will promote code reuse and cross-program collaboration while reducing maintenance costs by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers. You will engineer, author, tune and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench.

Basic Qualifications

Must have a BS degree and 2 - 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.

Must have demonstrated experience with Java.

Must have experience or familiarity with multiple Java frameworks: Spring to include Boot and Data, Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., JPA, EJB, JTA, Servlet), Jackson, Jersey, Swing, JavaFX.

Must have experience or familiarity with multiple of the following languages such as Javascript, Python, C/C++, Groovy, Structured Query Language (SQL).

Must have experience with development IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) such as Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Rhapsody, WebStorm.

Must have experience with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server.

Must have experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, Spring Framework, and/or experience working with AngularJS, JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT.

Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools.

Must have experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures).

Must have experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems.

Must have documented professional experience with web services.

Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices.

Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with the following: Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX-B, JAX-RS, JAX-WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), Spring framework, scripting.

Experience or familiarity with multiple of the following technologies: XML/XSD/SOAP/WSDL/XSLT, REST, JSON, YAML, Containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift).

Experience with Javascript frameworks: AngularJS, Bootstrap, JQuery.

Experience with Testing and Mocking frameworks: JUnit, Jupiter, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium, FITNesse.

Experience with build tools: Maven, CMake, RPM, Jenkins, Nexus.

Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration.

Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Refactoring, and Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD).

Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD).

Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy).

Experience with the Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an Agile team.

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

February 24, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

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 .

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.