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Leidos

Senior Software Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site · Senior

Discipline
Software
Industry
Defense

Spec sheet

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Senior Software Engineer role in Chantilly, VA focusing on full-stack development, cloud, and modernization efforts for secure IT systems.

$107,900–$195,050 / year · Day shift · 8+ years · BS degree

Required

  • Java
  • spring boot
  • Angular (Typescript)
  • Cloud / Amazon Web Services
  • Full Stack Development
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • selenium

Preferred

  • Experience with Identity and Accessibility development practices
  • ETL frameworks (NiFi, Camel, Airflow)
  • containerization
  • UI/UX Design
  • AWS Certification

Benefits

  • medical
  • PTO
  • 401k

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Employer description

Leidos is seeking a Software Developer for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Software Developer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers and data engineers. The successful candidate will support continuity of our customer’s mission by helping to modernize and implement industry standards while ensuring secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of IT systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

List daily duties and/or specific job responsibilities.

Collaborate with internal and external teams for integrations and tasking delivery

Comfort and familiarity in maintaining legacy applications

Experience in modernization of legacy applications

Ability to write custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances

Experience leveraging Amazon Web Services

Experience creating RESTful API

Experience with spring boot

Develop Java and Angular (Typescript)

Comfort and familiarity designing and utilizing custom ETL methodology

Strong communication, design, and documentation skills

Strong workflow and time management skills

Comfort and familiarity in unit testing, peer code review, and automated testing techniques like Selenium (create, edit, maintain, execute)

Work within the parameters of Agile & Scrum methodologies

Ability to methodically think through technical challenges in a collaborative team environment in order to provide technically sound solutions

Required Qualifications

Active TS/SCI with PolygraphBS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu of degreeMust have experience in multiple programming languages (Java, spring boot, Angular (Typescript), and the Cloud / Amazon Web Services)Full Stack DevelopmentExperience developing solutions to satisfy customer requirements and specificationsKnowledge of Git, Jenkins, selenium, and RundeckExperience working in Command Line (RH Linux)

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Identity and Accessibility development practicesExperience developing custom ETLExperience utilizing ETL frameworks (NiFi, Camel, Airflow, etc)Experience with automation methodologies like seleniumExperience with containerization and modular developmentFamiliarity with UI/UX DesignCertification - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

FIP

#MSBA

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 2, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

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