Senior Software Engineer in Gaithersburg

Position Overview

Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join the Chinook Program supporting a premier Intelligence Community customer. In this role, you design, develop, integrate, and maintain mission-critical software applications that enable our customer to solve complex operational challenges. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions while leveraging modern software engineering practices and technologies.

Clearance Level

Required:

Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.

• Resolve various tasks as prioritized by the team product owner.
• Engage in the complete software development lifecycle, operating within well-defined parameters.
• Take ownership of delivering enhancements within a system or application.
• Break down sizable tasks into manageable units for execution and provide LOE estimations.
• Collaborate with fellow software engineers to create and document optimal technical designs.
• Ensure team compliance with Agile processes and best practices.
• Build software solutions where the solution is not clearly defined but always prioritizing customer needs.
• Resolve obstacles for the development team, working collaboratively with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and other engineers.
• Ensure all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.

• US citizenship is required per contract.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.
• Strong proficiency with the following technologies:
• Web:
  Django, JQuery, Ajax, and REST APIs
• Object-oriented Programming:
  Python, Java, and Java Script
• Relational Database: SQL/Postgres
• Operating System:
  Windows, Linux
• Version Control System:
  Git, Git Lab
• Experience incorporating GEOINT domain understanding when troubleshooting, optimizing, and validating system behavior and data outputs across environments.
• Deep understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.
• Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.
• Working knowledge of Agile development and continuous integration/continuous delivery methodologies and tools.
• Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

• Experience with scripting such as REACT.
• Software Architectures:
  Client-Server, Model-View-Controller.
• Cloud Exposure:
• Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle.
• Specific AWS Services: S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, Cloud Formation and RDS.
• Certifications such as AWS Dev Ops Engineer or similar.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to national origin, citizenship, physical or mental condition, genetic information, family status, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.