Senior Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Software Engineer with Security Clearance
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- Description Come put your software engineering skills into action! The Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2

IMERA) program in Leidos Defense Sector has current job opportunities for talented Senior Software Engineers. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with an outstanding team of software developers and engineers to continue to produce and field software on behalf of the US Air Force. The responsibilities for this position include all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and automated testing within an Agile and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery model.

In this role, you will join a dynamic team that is singularly focused on providing world class solutions to our customers in an exciting, collaborative, and inclusive atmosphere. You will be challenged and provided with a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and fun environment. As a leader, you will architect, design, build, and enhance highly available and scalable systems used by Air Force customers worldwide.

You will direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. Additionally, you will determine and recommend the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines and other resource constraints. This position does allow remote work but candidates that are able to occasionally be onsite at any of the following locations would be preferred.

The ideal locations would include Newport News, VA;
Lexington, MA;
Orlando, FL;
Charlottesville, VA;
Omaha, NE; or Morgantown, WV.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Participate in the full software development lifecycle, working within broadly defined parameters.

* Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application and serve as a technical lead on medium-to-large, complex projects.

* Break down large tasks into smaller tasks that can be executed by the rest of the development team.

* Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.

* Ensure team adheres to Agile processes and Dec Sec Ops  best practices.

* Build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always consider the customer first.

* Mentor other engineers in the art of building complex, web scale systems.

* Resolve roadblocks for the development team, working collaboratively with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and other engineers.

* Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience or a Masters degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* US Citizen with at least an active Secret clearance or higher with the ability to maintain your clearance during your employment with Leidos.

* Hands-on expertise with Java/C++ and object-oriented programming.

* Strong proficiency with basic web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, SOAP, WSDL, REST, JSON, and JavaScript.

* Proficiency with web application technologies, such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, etc.

* Experience delivering an entire piece of a system or application.

* Experience serving as a technical lead.

* Deep understanding of software design patterns.

* Working knowledge of Agile Development and continuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and tools.

* Experience with a version control system (e.g., Git).

* Experience with an issue/problem tracking system (e.g., Jira).

* Proficiency with multiple operating systems (Mac OSX, Windows, LINUX, etc.).

* Proficiency with at least one Relational Database Management System (Oracle, MySQL, Postgre

SQL, SQL Server, etc.).

* Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint).

* Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Knowledge of Agile Development tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence.

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