01 Dec
Junior Software Engineer
Virginia, Reston , 20190 Reston USA

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Description Job Description:Come put your software engineering skills into action! The Leidos Defense Group has openings for a talented Software Engineer to come work on our newly awarded APS Program in Omaha, NE. The responsibilities for this position include all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and automated testing within an Agile and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery model. In this role, you will join a dynamic team 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 fun environment. In this role, there is the potential to support multiple contract to help provide growth and broadening opportunities within Leidos.This is some of the cool stuff you will be doing in this role:

  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle, working within broadly defined parameters to support in the creation and development of mission critical software source code.
  • Use Agile development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket/Git to manage work and collaborate with your teams.
  • Support the 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 specifications using modern software development languages and tools, such as java.
  • 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.
To be successful in this role you must have the following basic qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree and less than 2 years of experience in a relevant field. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • An active DoD Secret clearance.
  • Experience with Java/C and object oriented programming (applicants will be tested).
  • Experience with JavaScript and JS frameworks such as React.
  • Solid understanding of software development process fundamentals.
  • Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.
You will wow us even more if you have these preferred qualifications/skills:
  • 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.
  • USSTRATCOM or ISPAN familiarity.
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