Sr. Software Engineer

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the United States is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to support its Defense Information Systems Agency program. The selected candidate will lead DevOps initiatives, creating automated CI/CD pipelines and ensuring software release management. A Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience are required, with emphasis on AWS cloud skills and strong leadership. This role demands a Top Secret DoD security clearance and proficiency in software development languages like Python and Java.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of related experience or equivalent educational background.
• Must possess a Top Secret DoD security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Full software lifecycle experience including deployment to a production environment.
• Experience in a cloud environment like AWS is required.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the DevOps platform strategic roadmap.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.
• Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins and Ansible.
• Provide technical direction, leadership, guidance, and training on software engineering processes.

Skills

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

Agile methodologies

Software Configuration Management

Leadership

Strong communication skills

Java

Python

Ansible

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant technical discipline

Tools

GitLab

Bitbucket

Jira

Terraform

Job description

Description

Leidos is presently seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in support of the Defense Information Systems Agency GSMO-II Program. The selected candidate will be a key member of CESO Engineering team, working hands‑on and will provide technical expertise in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), DevOps and Software Configuration Management in support of the automated and rapid delivery of innovative solutions to a hybrid on‑premises/cloud‑based environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the DevOps platform strategic roadmap, for continual process improvement.
• Proactively and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.
• Communicate and collaborate frequently with stakeholders to ensure successful completion of project objectives.
• Implement software release version control, provide release management support throughout a software product's life cycle (initial software development through promotion to Test, QA and Production Environments), ensuring the consistency and reliability of software builds.
• Provide technical direction, leadership, guidance, and training on software engineering processes, ensuring congruence of the various infrastructure, software, configurations, and interfaces maintained under configuration control.
• Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible and Bitbucket.
• Develop automated tests using Ansible and other applicable tools.
• Design, develop, document, test and deploy software written in Python, JavaScript, Java and SQL.
• Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team, communicating and collaborating frequently with teammates to ensure successful completion of project objectives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant technical discipline and 12+ of related experience; additional related years of experience are accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Must possess a Top Secret DoD security clearance with SCI eligibility prior to start date.
• Ability to obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification prior to start date.
• Must possess one of the following certificates:
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate: Validates proficiency in developing and maintaining applications on AWS.
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: Focuses on provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on AWS.
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS is required).
• Prior software engineering technical experience in an Agile software development environment.
• Full software lifecycle experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
• Previous software configuration management experience, including release planning, managing software baselines, merging branches, and producing software builds.
• Strong communication skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team, including the ability to clearly articulate status and present to both customers and program leadership.
• Ability to multi-task, self-assign work, and lead a geographically distributed team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and attention to detail, including excellent organizational and documentation skills.
• Previous experience tracking projects in Jira or equivalent Agile Project Management software.
• Experience with software development languages/environments such as: JavaScript. GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible Automation, Python, JavaScript, Java, PSSQL, YAML, and Terraform.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on full‑SDLC Agile Software Development experience, including full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible (or equivalent tools).
• Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment (DISA experience is a plus), including experience building and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards and updating applications and code to meet security scans and security implementation guidelines (e.g. STIGs).
• Experience developing software on a Linux platform (RHEL 9), including experience working in a UNIX command line environment.
• Experience with distributed version control software, such as Bitbucket, and experience with development workflows in Git or an equivalent tool
• Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, and other applicable tools.
• Software requirements analysis and design documentation experience, including the creation of functional, technical, and architectural design artifacts as well as test cases and installation, deployment, and configuration documentation.
• Experience with Atlassian tools, including Bitbucket integrations with JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience integrating code review systems into the SCM process.
• Experience with static code analysis, particularly security scans.
• Experience leading code, document, and other artifact reviews

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.