Software Developer

$65,000 - $117,500/Yr

Leidos - Scott Air Force Base, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Scott Air Force Base, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Software Developer position within the Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos involves supporting the Global Solutions Management - Operations II (GSM-O II) contract at DISA. The role focuses on the development and maintenance of automated CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and application configurations to enhance the Defense Information System Network (DISN) operations. The position requires collaboration with a geographically distributed team and adherence to DoD security standards while working primarily in a remote capacity.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins (CloudBees), Artifactory, Kubernetes (OpenShift), Docker, Ansible and Bitbucket.
• Develop automated tests using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, JUnit and/or other applicable tools.
• Assist with the deployment, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, updates/upgrades of Kafka and Elastic clusters and environments.
• Configure applications to integrate network data into an Elastic (ELK) stack hosted in an AWS cloud environment.
• Configure applications in accordance to meet DoD security standards, including DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Maintain JIRA projects, workflows, permissions, and users to include adding external plug-ins and modifying JQL as needed.
• Work with JIRA filters, reporting, dashboards, workflows, fields, and JIRA administration.
• Test new versions of the JIRA tools and plug-ins to ensure compatibility.
• Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team.
• Frequently communicate and collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to ensure successful completion of project objectives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure and system issues.
• Proactively and independently identify, report, monitor and mitigate technical risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline, plus 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain an interim DoD Secret security clearance prior to start date.
• Ability to obtain a security certification that meets DOD 8570 IAT level II or higher, such as Security+ CE or CISSP, within 14 days of start date.
• Experience developing software in an Agile environment, including the ability to quickly learn new technologies on a rapidly growing project.
• Ability to multi-task, self-assign work, and work in a geographically distributed team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience with distributed version control software such as Git and Bitbucket.
• Experience working with the Atlassian product suite, with specific focus on JIRA as a Project/Application Administrator.
• Expert level Atlassian tool administration knowledge on JIRA and Confluence, a plus.
• Ability to construct custom dashboards using various filter types in JIRA.
• Ability to construct Confluence pages and integrate JIRA projects with Confluence pages.
• Experience in performing Atlassian installations, migrations, and plugin installation.
• Experience developing software on a Linux platform.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts of Software Engineering.
• Strong communication skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team, including the ability to clearly articulate status and present to both customers and program leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and attention to detail, including excellent organizational and documentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Full software lifecycle experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
• Software development experience with Python and Java and SQL, including integration experience with JSON/REST web services, as well as the parsing, generation and validation of JSON. Working knowledge of JavaScript.
• Experience designing, developing and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
• Experience designing, building and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible (or equivalent tools).
• Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Working knowledge of Git and experience with development workflows in GitHub, Bitbucket or an equivalent tool.
• Experience with Atlassian tools, including Bitbucket integrations with JIRA and Confluence.
• Ability to write custom JQL (Jira Query Language), a plus.
• Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.
• Experience working as part of an Agile software development team. Formal Agile methodology certification (e.g., SCRUM) is a plus.
• Software analysis and design experience, including the ability to research, analyze, select and design integrations for APIs, as well as develop extensions/plugins for existing tools/components.
• Experience creating software design artifacts, including the creation of functional, technical, and architectural design documentation as well as test cases and installation, deployment and configuration documentation.
• Experience leading code, document and other artifact reviews.
• Experience with network monitoring and performance tools, security management tools, and network authentication tools (e.g., Cisco EPNM, Ciena MCP, Broadcom CAPM, Cisco ISE).
• Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment (DISA experience is a plus), including experience building and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards, including updating applications and code to meet security scans and meeting security implementation guidelines (e.g. STIGs).
• Currently possess an active DoD Secret or higher security clearance.
• Hold an active security certification that meets DOD 8570 IAT level II or higher, such as Security+ CE or CISSP.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development
• Tuition reimbursement