Junior Software Developer

$65,000 - $117,500/Yr

Leidos - Colorado Springs, CO

posted 6 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Colorado Springs, CO
10,001+ employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Leidos is actively seeking a Junior Software Developer to join our team at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, CO. This position is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are ready to take on the challenge of helping protect the U.S. through Missile Defense. The work involves a variety of tasks including trade studies, system engineering, model-based system engineering, portfolio analysis, software development demonstrations, and product testing and deployment to Cheyenne Mountain. Leidos is committed to finding the best people, processes, and tools to provide innovative solutions in data integration and fusion, data analytics, data mining, predictive analytics, data visualization, and decision support tools. As a Junior Software Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining mission-critical software that supports missile defense systems. You will participate in software testing to validate the software and document and communicate proposed software solutions with integrated, cross-functional engineering teams in a fast-paced, highly technical environment. Staying up-to-date on state-of-the-art programming techniques and software technologies is essential. You will also participate in software design and code reviews to ensure the delivery of quality products and enhance your skill set. The role requires the ability to create software solutions utilizing established industry standards and to work with the System Engineering Team to schedule, synchronize, and execute demonstration capabilities to customers. Additionally, you will collaborate with third-party contractors and stakeholders on any potential regression coding due to deployment delays.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain mission-critical software in support of missile defense systems
  • Participate in software testing to validate software
  • Document and communicate proposed software solutions with integrated, cross-functional engineering teams
  • Stay up-to-date on state-of-the-art programming techniques and software technologies
  • Participate in software design and code reviews to ensure delivery of quality products
  • Create software solutions utilizing established industry standards
  • Work with System Engineering Team to schedule, synchronize and execute demonstration capabilities to customers
  • Collaborate with third-party contractors and stakeholders on regression coding due to deployment delays

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 2 to 4 years of experience
  • Currently possess Secret clearance
  • Experience coding in C++ and Java
  • Experience developing micro-services and working with containerization
  • Ability to work independently and as part of an engineering team
  • Ability to convey technical ideas in a clear, logical fashion
  • Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously

Nice-to-haves

  • Master's degree in associated field
  • Experience with missile warning and missile defense
  • Understanding of missile warning message types
  • Experience with agile software development process IAW USG defined requirements

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Life Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
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