Senior Staff Software Engineer at Leidos

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Dec, 25

Salary

227950.0

Posted On

22 Sep, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Development, AWS Solutions, Agile Methodologies, Java, C++, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, DevSecOps, Web Technologies, Object Oriented Programming, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Version Control, Problem Tracking, Operating Systems

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Description

Come put your software engineering skills into action! The Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2IMERA) program in Leidos’ National Security Sector has current job opportunities for talented Senior Staff 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 Department of Defense customers in an exciting, collaborative, and inclusive atmosphere. You will be challenged and provided 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: Responsible for architecting with AWS solutions as well as defining optimal design solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for applications, and drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, production configuration, unit testing, and production deployment. Ensure that network architecture and application development methodologies accounted for such as multi-tenancy, virtualization, elastic scalability, relational databases, data storage, data monitoring and IT transformation. Help build, manage and mentor multi-disciplined teams executing Agile and DevSecOps processes using best-of-breed tools. Cultivate a culture of innovation and promote collaboration across teams and projects. Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and continuously improve our software deliverables. Manage project priorities, deadlines and deliverables. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience or a Masters degree with 8+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance. Hands-on expertise with Java/C++ and object oriented programming. Strong proficiency with basic web technologies including HTML, CSS, REST, JSON, and JavaScript. Demonstrated proficiency with web application technologies and deployment environments, including Docker, Kafka, and Kubernetes Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production Strong understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards Significant experience in Cloud Technologies (specifically AWS) and infrastructure-as-code concepts Experience leading multi-disciplined technical project teams and setting the technical direction 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.) Interest and ability to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques. Preferred Qualifications: US Citizen with an active Secret clearance AWS Cloud Solutions Architect-Associate or Professional Certification CompTIA Security+ Certification Experience with multiple AWS services such as AWS AMI, AWS CloudTrail, AWS CloudWatch, AWS Config, AWS GuardDuty, AWS Java SDK, and/or AWS Simple Storage Service Hands-on experience with Agile management tools such as Jira, Bitbucket, GitLab, Confluence Hands-on experience with continuous integration and delivery tools such as Jenkins, SonarQube, JUnit, Cucumber, Selenium, JMeter Experience with the Leidos software application C2IMERA, its predecessors or similar Experience managing projects within the Atlassian suite of tools (Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket) Familiarity with the agile software development process. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — 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 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: September 21, 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 $126,100.00 - $227,950.00 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. Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenue of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information visit www.Leidos.com. 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 here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidos@leidos.com. Commitment and Diversity 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.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will architect, design, build, and enhance highly available and scalable systems for Air Force customers. Responsibilities include managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables throughout the software development lifecycle.