National Security Sector Software Center Engineer
Leidos
- West Mclean, VA
- $101,400-183,300 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Take direction from the Chief Architect and NSS SW Center Lead for technical tasks.
- Design, Develop, Test, and Deploy automation systems to connect disparate Leidos data systems together to support the operation of a COTS Resource Management System within NSS
- Assist in the collection of metrics and other data from NSS programs and combine the data using custom built automations to facilitate the analysis.
- Support the establishment of NSS best practices, lessons learned, and technological approaches for all aspects of software development across the Sector.
- Support the define and evolution of the “NSS Way” of software development that is applied to all programs and internal development efforts within the Sector.
- Support software related proposals and programs to ensure they are following the defined approaches or have documented and approved tailoring plans.
- Implement other technical solutions that support the functions of the NSS SW Center.
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Engineering, or Technology area of study and 8+ years of experience or a Master’s in a similar area of study with 6+ years of experience.
- At least 4 years of experience developing software systems using a mainstream technical stack (e.g. Java, .Net, etc.)
- At least 2 years of experience developing and deploying software into cloud environments.
- Demonstrated experience working in a DevOps environment with a CI/CD pipeline.
- Demonstrated experience developing data normalization or data transformation software.
- Ability to gain a security clearance for a position of trust within the US government.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact at multiple levels of the organization from program teams to Sector leadership.
- Location: Washington Metropolitan Area with ability to travel to customer sites across the region
- Recent experience within the National Security domain (Intelligence Community, Homeland Security, or Department of Defense) with an understanding of those missions and operating environments.
- Scaled Agile Development experience or other formal Agile experience.
- Experience working with data gathered or extracted from MS Excel Workbooks
- Certifications in Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.) or Security technologies (CISSP, Security+, etc.)
- Understanding of Leidos technology investments (e.g. IRAD)
- Experience implementing solutions for multiple customers.