Leidos

Software Engineering Lead

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20 hours ago
Rockville, MD, USA or Reston, VA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$108k - $195k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, modernization, testing, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise applications for NIH/NCI scientific, clinical, and business operations.
  • Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle using Agile, Scrum, and Kanban practices.
  • Establish software engineering standards, coding practices, configuration management, DevSecOps processes, and continuous delivery practices.
  • Develop and maintain applications using Java, Python, Ruby, Oracle, MongoDB, AWS services, and serverless computing.
  • Lead cloud migration, containerization, automation, and cloud-native implementation within NIH/NCI AWS environments.
  • Design and support on-premises and cloud application hosting environments for availability, performance, and scalability.
  • Oversee database design, administration, security, and data integrity for enterprise and scientific data platforms.
  • Collaborate with Government stakeholders, architects, analysts, quality assurance teams, systems engineers, and technical SMEs on requirements, demonstrations, operations, and training.
  • Support verification and validation, automated testing, code reviews, release management, and software quality assurance.
  • Ensure compliance with NIH, NCI, HHS, FISMA, FedRAMP, Section 508, and cybersecurity requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership for Oracle Clinical, C3D, Oracle WebLogic, and related clinical research application environments.
  • Prepare technical documentation, architecture artifacts, and engineering recommendations while advancing continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
  • At least 10 years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5 years leading enterprise software development teams on large Federal IT programs.
  • Experience supporting NIH, HHS, CMS, or other Federal civilian agencies.
  • Strong knowledge of modern software development methodologies, Agile frameworks, DevSecOps, and secure SDLC practices.
  • Hands-on experience with Java, Python, Ruby, Oracle, RESTful APIs, and modern software engineering frameworks.
  • Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, automated testing, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications using AWS and services including Lambda, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront, DynamoDB, Aurora, Neptune, Redshift, and QLDB.
  • Experience with containerization, cloud migration, application hosting, and enterprise application modernization.
  • Experience designing and administering relational and NoSQL databases, including Oracle and MongoDB.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and modeling techniques including BPMN and ArchiMate.
  • Experience with Federal cybersecurity and compliance requirements including FISMA, FedRAMP, Section 508, and SAML-based secure authentication.
  • Ability to collaborate with Government stakeholders, business analysts, quality assurance teams, and technical staff.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and executive audiences.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust / ADPII Clearance.
  • Preferred qualifications include HHS, NIH, or NCI biomedical research experience; NIH cloud modernization experience; clinical research or healthcare IT experience; Oracle Clinical, C3D, and Oracle WebLogic experience; and leadership of microservices, serverless, containerization, Kubernetes, and cloud-native modernization initiatives.
  • Familiarity with Independent Verification and Validation, software quality assurance, automated testing frameworks, AI-assisted software development, and intelligent automation is preferred.

Benefits

  • The stated pay range is $107,900.00-$195,050.00 per year.
  • This is a future-business position that is not yet awarded.
  • The role supports Federal civilian, biomedical research, clinical, and enterprise business missions.
  • A Public Trust / ADPII Clearance must be obtainable and maintainable.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAmazon RedshiftAWSJavaKubernetesMongoDBPythonRuby

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About Leidos

10,000+ employees

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.

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