Senior Software Engineer

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work on the Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2IMERA) program, collaborating with a team to deliver high-quality software solutions for the US Air Force. The role involves leading projects through the software development lifecycle and mentoring other engineers in Responsibilities: Participate in the full software development lifecycle, working within broadly defined parameters; Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application and serve as a technical lead on medium-to-large, complex projects; Break down large tasks into smaller tasks that can be executed by the rest of the development team; Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development; Ensure team adheres to Agile processes and DecSecOps best practices; Build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always consider the customer first; Mentor other engineers in the art of building complex, web scale systems; Resolve roadblocks for the development team, working collaboratively with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and other engineers; Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience or a Masters degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree; US Citizen with at least an active Secret clearance or higher with the ability to maintain your clearance during your employment with Leidos; Hands-on expertise with Java/C++ and object-oriented programming; Strong proficiency with basic web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, SOAP, WSDL, REST, JSON, and JavaScript; Proficiency with web application technologies, such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, etc; Experience delivering an entire piece of a system or application; Experience serving as a technical lead; Deep understanding of software design patterns; Working knowledge of Agile Development and continuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and tools; Experience with a version control system (e.g., Git); Experience with an issue/problem tracking system (e.g., Jira); Proficiency with multiple operating systems (Mac OSX, Windows, LINUX, etc.); Proficiency with at least one Relational Database Management System (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.); Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint); Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques Required Skills: Java, C++, Object-oriented programming, HTML, CSS, XML, SOAP, WSDL, REST, JSON, JavaScript, Apache Tomcat, JBoss, Software design patterns, Agile Development, Continuous integration, Continuous delivery, Version control systems, Git, Issue tracking systems, Jira, Operating systems, Mac OSX, Windows, Linux, Relational Database Management Systems, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server