Senior Software Engineer

Ready for your next career step? The Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2

IMERA) program in the Leidos Defense Sector has opportunities for talented Senior Software Engineers with 4+ years of hands‑on experience to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a team of software developers and engineers to produce and field software for the US Air Force. This role offers professional growth and a fast‑paced, customer‑facing environment.

Remote work is allowed; however, candidates who can occasionally work onsite at Morgantown, WV will be given preference.

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug mission‑critical software source code using modern languages and tools such as Java.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle within broadly defined parameters.
• Use Agile development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket/Git to manage work and collaborate with teams.
• Support creation and updating of all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing.
• Identify potential roadblocks and develop workarounds.
• Plan and estimate development tasks to improve performance metrics.
• Develop maintainable code that matches specifications.
• Develop automated tests leveraging continuous integration.
• Own delivery of small parts of a system or application.
• Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always considers the customer first.

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• US citizen with an active Secret clearance or higher and the ability to maintain that clearance during employment.
• Hands‑on experience with Java/C++ and object‑oriented programming (applicants will be tested).
• Hands‑on experience with JavaScript and frameworks such as React.
• Ability to apply software development process fundamentals.
• Strong, self‑motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.
• Ability to complete tasks independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to work and collaborate effectively within a multi‑disciplined engineering team.

• Familiarity with basic web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, REST, JSON, SOAP, and WSDL.
• Familiarity with web application technologies such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, etc.
• Knowledge of a version control system such as Git.
• Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies.
• Familiarity with multiple operating systems (Mac OSX, Windows, Linux, etc.).
• Familiarity with a relational database management system (Oracle, MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, SQL Server, etc.).
• Proficiency with MS Office products (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with No
  
  SQL databases such as Mongo
  
  DB, etc.
• Familiarity with server‑side JavaScript.

Pay Range: $87,100 - $157,450.

Benefits include competitive compensation, health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement options.

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.