Senior Software Engineer
Leidos - Herndon, VA
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Description The Intelligence Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior Software Engineer in Herndon, Virginia. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience supporting the DIAu2019s SITE III JIOC mission. Key Responsibilities: u2022 The selected candidate should have experience with agile software methodology, and software engineering design best practices. The candidate will work within a cross-functional Scrum team, and will be responsible for developing software, participating in acceptance criteria development, creating scripts, and utilizing Open Source and COTS tools to automate testing, documenting instructions, and participating in integration activities. u2022 Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. u2022 Confers with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. u2022 Designs, develops, and modifies software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design. u2022 Coordinates software system installations and monitors equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met. u2022 Performs software engineering and development activities associated with supporting, maintaining, and enhancing software. u2022 Develops and integrates bug fixes and new feature enhancements using DIA standard development tools and processes (e.g., Eclipse, VS Code, Gitlab). REQUIRED Clearance: Active TS/SCI with polygraph, or TS with SCI eligibility and ability to obtain a polygraph Required Qualifications: u2022 A Bacheloru2019s degree in an area applicable to the position with 12+ years of relevant experience OR a Masteru2019s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 8 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree requirement. u2022 Programming Language Experience including u2013 but not limited to u2013Java, JavaScript and Python. u2022 Experience in RHEL and ORACLE environments. u2022 AWS technologies: PostgreSQL, Oracle. u2022 Experience using modern techniques such as REST, JSON, Spring, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Ember.js frameworks. u2022 Experience with Docker, KeyCloak, Wildfly, Tomcat, ArcGIS, Fid u2022 Ability to work independently and in a team environment. Desired Qualifications: u2022 Experience using Git, Jenkins, Gitlab. u2022 Experience with EC2, S3. u2022 Understanding of and experience with network administration and security protocols on various domains. u2022 Experience with Joint Intelligence Operations Command (JIOC) applications and/or intelligence data. u2022 Experience within the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) or other DoD security domains highly desired If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo u2014 because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 u2014 and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: February 10, 2026 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit . Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at . Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidosu2019 name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the automated system u2013 never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at . If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (. Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. REQNUMBER: R-00175675All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
Created: 2026-03-07