Software Engineer

Description

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a Software Engineer to join a talented team. You will be a part of a diverse team of software developers, engineers, and analysts supporting RF sensor systems research and development in a missile defense modeling and simulation environment.

As a Software Developer, you’ll directly support the Agile Software Engineer in achieving specific program objectives in support of our nation’s defense. In this role, you will also develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. As well, analyze user needs and develop software solutions for our customer. The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, be a strong team player, and could establish solid working relationships with peers and technical staff members within the program.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform high-level software development functions including design, development, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs and analyze system requirements.
• Collaborate with other experts within the program and in the user community to design, develop, and debug existing software, and to design and develop enhancements that incorporate new capabilities into various components of the existing systems.
• Responsible for using sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable, including providing software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process.
• Contribute to software development activities as a member of an agile team and actively participate in program increment planning and related team activities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 years of prior relevant experience
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies, such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and application of the Agile methodologies within a technical/engineering environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and deliver presentations
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville, Alabama area.
• Must possess an Active secret clearance (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an Agile development methodology including best practices such as automated tests, continuous integration, shared ownership, pull requests, and code reviews
• Experience developing and/or supporting CI/CD pipelines (Ansible, Jenkins)
• Experience scripting with OO programming languages (Python, java)
• Prior work using collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Fusion, Gitlab)
• Relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience in Missile Defense

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-13

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 $65,000.00 - $117,500.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.