Are you ready to join Leidos all-star team? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path.

Leidos has an exciting opening for you as our next TS/SCI cleared Software Engineer supporting a long-term DIA-NEMC DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. You will work closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations Engineering/Manager on a broad scope of activities extending across the development of systems to include middle-tier and backend engineering tasks.  Have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. The percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.

You will work closely with the team on the following key tasks

Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems ( e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirementsProvides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of COTS/GOTS in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software componentsDesigns, implements, and integrates software applications or performs software engineering tasksUtilizes software engineering and design methodologies appropriate to the development, integration, and production environmentParticipate in test, staging and production deployment.Assist in the maintenance of services and procedures for a big data pipeline which includes Kafka, Elasticsearch, and several in-house written python/java micro services running on KubernetesDevelop and integrate Docker containers to be deployed to KubernetesMonitor automated system integration tests to identify failed modules and componentsManage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlinesFoster an environment of collaboration with the different team members in the goal of providing quality service and product to our customers

To be successful in this role you need these skills (required):

Requires Bachelor’s Degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. (Additional years of experience in lieu of degree are accepteable)Must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a PolygraphExperience with containerization, especially with DockerExperience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or JenkinsAt least 8 years of experience with the following:PythonAPI development Experience in Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL)Experience enterprise search capabilities (such as Elasticsearch) to solve Big Data challengesExperience with PostgreSQL and SQL serverExperience with Agile practicesHands-on development and/or scripting experience, especially Python and Bash in Linux environmentExperience with AWS cloud-based architecture, services (Lambda, etc.), and software developmentExperience with ArtifactoryStrong verbal and written communication skillsEnthusiastic with the ability to work well in a team and a self-starter who can work on their own

You will wow us even more if you have some of these skills:

Active Security+ certificationActive CE certificationAbility to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification by the GovernmentGraphQL ServiceApache NiFiExperience with systems at scaleKafka or other message passing systemsExperience of a production/enterprise systemAppian low-code application development platformExperience with any of the following technologies:GPU-based KubernetesSALT for deployment automationElasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash

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Original Posting:July 8, 2025

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:Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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.