Sr. Software Engineer

Position Overview

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 the CESO Engineering team, working hands-on and providing 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.

Key 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 and provide release management support throughout a software product's lifecycle, ensuring consistency and reliability of software builds.
• Provide technical direction, leadership, guidance, and training on software engineering processes, ensuring congruence among 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 team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline and 12+ years of related experience (additional related years of experience accepted in lieu of a degree).
• Must possess a Top Secret DoD security clearance with SCI eligibility prior to the start date.
• Ability to obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification prior to the start date.
• Must possess one of the following certificates:
  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• 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 for effective collaboration with a virtual team, with the ability to clearly articulate status to 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 with excellent organizational and documentation abilities.
• 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, Java, PSSQL, YAML, and Terraform.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on full-SDLC Agile Software Development experience, including automation across the full software lifecycle (design, development, test, deployment) with production deployments.
• 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 meeting DoD security standards and implementing security guidelines (e.g., STIGs).
• Experience developing software on a Linux platform (RHEL 9) and working in a UNIX command line environment.
• Experience with distributed version control systems such as Bitbucket and working with Git or equivalent workflows.
• Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible and other applicable tools.
• Software requirements analysis and design documentation experience, including producing functional, technical, and architectural design artifacts along with test cases and deployment 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.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
• Benefits: 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.