What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at LEIDOS, INC.?
Ready for your next career step? The Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2IMERA) program in Leidos’ National Security Sector has current job opportunities for talented Software Engineers with 2 years of hands-on experience to join our dynamic team. 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. This opportunity will provide professional growth that is singularly focused on providing world class solutions to our customers in an exciting, collaborative, and inclusive environment. You will be challenged and provided a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and rewarding environment. 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: Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug mission critical software source code using modern software development languages and tools, such as java. Participate in the full software development lifecycle, working within broadly defined parameters. Use Agile development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket/Git to manage work and collaborate with your teams. Support creation and updating of all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development and testing. Identify potential roadblocks and develop around them. Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics. Develop maintainable code that matches specification. Develop automated tests leveraging a continuous integration process. Own delivery of small parts of a system or application. Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development. Build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always considers the customer first. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience or a Masters degree with 1 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 experience with Java/C and object-oriented programming (applicants will be tested). Hands-on experience with JavaScript and JS frameworks such as React. Ability to apply software development process fundamentals. Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques. Ability to complete tasking independently with minimal direct supervision. Ability to work and collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplined engineering team. Preferred Qualifications: US Citizen with an active Secret clearance. Familiarity with basic web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, REST, JSON, SOAP, and WSDL Familiarity with web application technologies, such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, etc. Knowledge of a version control system (e.g., Git). Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies. Familiarity with multiple operating systems (Mac OSX, Windows, LINUX, etc.). Familiarity with at least one Relational Database Management System (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.). Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint). Familiarity with NoSql databases (MongoDB, etc.). Familiarity with server-side JavaScript. 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 $67,600.00 - $122,200.00 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.
Salary : $67,600 - $122,200
