7 days ago
Base Salary
$131k - $237k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical leader and Scrum Master for one or more Agile software development teams.
- Define application architecture, technical strategy, modernization initiatives, engineering standards, and best practices.
- Lead architecture reviews and resolve complex software engineering, integration, production, and operational problems.
- Guide APIs, microservices, data services, integrations, distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, containerized environments, and DevSecOps implementation.
- Improve system performance, scalability, availability, resiliency, security, and maintainability.
- Coordinate sprint objectives, technical priorities, cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, and Agile Program Increment planning.
- Mentor engineers across experience levels and promote code review, automated testing, quality, and continuous improvement practices.
- Represent software engineering in technical working groups and customer discussions and translate complex issues into recommendations for leadership.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required under the contract.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 10–14 years of relevant experience, is required; a doctorate in a technical domain may also qualify.
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and the ability to successfully pass a polygraph examination are required.
- Expertise in software engineering, architecture, application development, APIs, distributed systems, databases, system integrations, cloud, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and containerized environments is required.
- Experience as a Scrum Master, Agile team lead, or technical leader coordinating software development in an Agile environment is required.
- Experience with Scrum, Agile delivery frameworks, backlog management, sprint execution, continuous improvement, and Agile/Scrum or SAFe environments is required.
- Expert-level knowledge of the listed web technologies, programming languages, frameworks, cloud platforms, relational databases, operating systems, and Git is required.
- Preferred qualifications include Intelligence Community or Department of Defense mission experience, Agile certifications, GEOINT or geospatial workflows, classified cloud environments, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Vault, Keycloak, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, observability, and modernization leadership.
Benefits
- The position may be performed in Tucson, Arizona; Gaithersburg, Maryland; Alexandria or Chantilly, Virginia; Englewood, Colorado; or St. Louis, Missouri.
- The anticipated posting close date is no earlier than three days after the October 15, 2026 original posting date.
Tech Stack
AngularAWSAzureCSSDjangoDockerElasticsearchFlaskGitGitLab CI/CDHTMLJavaJavaScriptJenkinsjQueryKubernetesLinuxMicrosoft SQL ServerMySQLNode.jsPostgreSQLPythonReactSonarQubeSpring BootSvelteTerraformVaultVue.jsWindows
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About Leidos
Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.