Software Engineer

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Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Software Engineer to join an enterprise IT program for a short-term assignment. The Software Engineer will work within a team to develop, enhance, and perform Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for client applications. The applications include both mature capabilities, products under active development, and emerging (to be developed) requirements. We are looking for a candidate with front end experience using Java, Angular, & Bootstrap. A successful candidate will also have C#, MS SQL Server, & AWS experience. This is a short-term position expected to wrap up withing the first few months of 2025.

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In this role you will work within an agile team to develop, enhance, and perform Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for client applications.  The applications include both mature capabilities, products under active development, and emerging (to be developed) requirements.  As a team, you’ll sustain existing applications and rapidly develop new tools to address needs.  Existing applications include a custom developed workflow tool for production of a high-visibility analytic product, a custom developed personnel tracking tool used for operational support to VIPs, a custom developed tool for alerting on threats, and the client’s cloud-hosted data science environment that leverages commercial software (Databricks).  The role requires technical support, to include system assessment and authorization support.

This will include:

• Providing technical support response dependent upon priority which includes on-call support that is defined as contract personnel action required for resolution of a critical or high priority event outside of the Normal Business Hours.
• Demonstrating a high degree of flexibility and agility and must be comfortable addressing unexpected requirements through rapid development of new tools, applications, and capabilities.
• Performing regular O&M support of core client applications, to include the workflow, personnel tracking, alerting applications.
• Performing O&M support of the client’s cloud hosted data science environment.
• Performing software updates, including but not limited to, bug fixes, formatting fixes, usability fixes, changes, and enhancements as needed.
• Performing system scans for vulnerabilities, address any issues discovered, and install security patches as needed.
• Being responsible for the overall security of the noted systems and leading the system Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process, ensuring that all client systems are compliant in accordance with client’s information security standards.
• Addressing any Plan of Action and Milestone (POAM) items that are assessed during the A&A process.
• Designing, developing, and maintain applications, including new applications development, and transition of legacy applications to new technologies.
• Developing code, testing, and debugging new software or enhancements to software.
• Refining existing tools, incorporating new features and capabilities, based on client requirements.
• Supporting data acquisition and ingestion.
• Assisting the client with acquiring and ingesting new data sources to support the client’s mission requirements.
• Performing data ingestion by interacting with client systems in other parts of the client’s organization and external partners via web application interfaces, database connections, web-scraping, and custom solutions.
• Monitoring data ingestion processes and addressing any issues that arise.

Required Security Clearance:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience. Additional experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience using Splunk for monitoring activity, performance, and issues for applications.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging client-procured software within system builds.
• Demonstrated experience developing custom Windows services.
• Demonstrated experience developing custom web applications tailored to mission needs.
• Demonstrated experience deploying applications using Amazon web services, cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience with Python for data extraction and transformation.
• Demonstrated experience using Javascript and CSS for application development.
• Demonstrated experience with modern web development frameworks including Angular, JQuery, Node.js, and Bootstrap.
• Demonstrated experience using REST web services.
• Demonstrated experience using C# for server-side application development.
• Demonstrated experience administering a Databricks environment.
• Demonstrated experience performing database administration to include standing up new databases, configuration, user administration, and scripts to backup, restore dev, test, and prod database instances.

Desired Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Demonstrated experience with the client’s organization or mission.
• Demonstrated experience addressing problem sets within security domains such as executive protection, threat identification, personnel vetting, counterterrorism and counterintelligence.
• Demonstrated experience interacting with client’s authentication services and PKI certificates.
• Demonstrated experience with client’s A&A process and supporting systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-28

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 $122,200.00 - $220,900.00

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.