Senior Software Engineer

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA).  Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.  Join us and make a difference in National Security!

You will be joining a talented team of developers, systems integrators, system engineers, analysts and systems administrators supporting an elite defensive cybersecurity mission.  Located in Laurel, MD, this team supports Red, Hunt, Blue and JCMA missions to help security our nation’s most important networks.  We develop innovative solutions to difficult problems in a DevOps environment to keep pace with mission requirements.

• Mission Focus: Develop solutions in support of Defensive Cybersecurity Operations. Develop prototypes, answering new questions, as well as providing better answers to existing questions. Work directly with the customer in a highly collaborative, integrated fast-paced environment using leading technologies. Act as the development teams’ primary point of contact for individual Cybersecurity missions as requested.  This position’s primary support is to Blue Team missions with opportunities to support Red, Hunt and JCMA missions as required. Provide mentorship to other developers and be open to learning techniques and tools from other developers. Leverage skills to look for areas for process improvement and suggest solutions. Secondary opportunity to support Data Science team.
• Technical Proficiency: Cyber Security experience; Python; Splunk; Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, TerraForm); Systems Integration; Linux (CentOS, Red Hat); Gitlab experience; Atlassian Jira
• Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree plus 6 years of relevant experience.  An Associate’s degree plus 10 years of relevant experience or high school diploma/GED plus 12 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position/ Computer Science (CS) degree or related field
• Desirable Skills:  Interfacing with Restful services; Java Scripting; Bash Scripting; Jenkins; Rancher/Kubernetes; Docker; Airflow; Data Science/Machine Learning
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you – apply today!

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: 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:

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.