Software Developer SME
Company: Leidos
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: April 7, 2026
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Job Description:
Leidos is seeking a Software Developer for a 200 FTE technical
development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs
as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Entitlements
and Digital Policy Management. The Software Developer will work
with a large team of developers and cloud engineers. Primary
Responsibilities: The Developer will be part of a team of
developers and cloud engineers that create new features for legacy
applications as sponsor’s mission continues to expand and evolve.
Our team also builds new applications as new mission needs arise.
The Developer works closely with product owners, business analysts,
and other teams to translate business requirements into technical
solutions. The Developer will analyze and decompose complex
software systems and create designs for scalability, testability,
and performance. Our work rhythm revolves around the Scrum agile
framework to deliver incremental enhancements on a 3-week cycle.
Developers actively participate in planning deliverables and
grooming the Jira backlog. We rely on team collaboration to
continually fine tune performance and ensure clear communication.
Developers also participate in a team rotation of O&M
responsibilities. They are required to be on-call for after-hours
support approximately one week every three months. Required
Qualifications Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Master's degree and 15
years of relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu of
degree. Experience creating applications with Java, Springboot, and
Amazon Web Services for backend components, focusing on
low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems Experience working
closely with product owners, business analysts, and other teams to
translate business requirements into technical solutions Experience
analyzing and decomposing complex software systems and creating
designs for scalability, testability, and performance Experience
writing custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2
instances Experience using Git, Jenkins, and Rundeck Experience
using CloudFormation scripts Experience creating RESTful API
Experience working on a team that used the Scrum agile framework
Experience manipulating data using XML, JSON and YAML formats
Desired Qualifications Certification - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Experience delivering containerized applications with services
similar to Docker and Kubernetes Experience creating
applications/services using Python Experience with Elasticsearch
and/or Kibana Experience creating applications that rely on
tokenization Experience writing custom scripts to install and
configure code in EC2 instances Understanding of Identity Access
Management (IAM) and Zero Trust concepts Understanding of
Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts such as prompt engineering
and large language models (LLM) Experience building microservices
Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Katalon Studio
or Selenium Experience building solutions designed to continue
operation even if one AWS region is unavailable 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: November 3, 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 $154,050.00 -
$278,475.00 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.
Keywords: Leidos, Harrisburg , Software Developer SME, IT / Software / Systems , Chantilly, Pennsylvania
