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Software Developer

LeidosChantilly, Virginia

$131,300 - $237,350 / year

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Overview

Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Compensation
$131,300-$237,350/year
Benefits
Career Development

Job Description

Leidos is seeking a Software Engineer for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Software Engineer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers and data engineers. The successful candidate will support continuity of our customer’s mission by helping to modernize and implement industry standards while ensuring secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of IT systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

o Comfort and familiarity in maintaining legacy applications

o Experience in modernization of legacy applications

o Ability to write custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances

o Experience leveraging Amazon Web Services

o Experience creating RESTful API

o Experience with spring boot

o Develop Java and Angular (Typescript) that leverage Elasticsearch

o Comfort and familiarity designing and utilizing custom ETL methodology

o Strong communication, design, and documentation skills

o Strong time and workflow management skills

o Comfort and familiarity in unit testing, peer code review, and automated testing techniques like Selenium (create, edit, maintain, execute)

o Work within the parameters of Agile & Scrum methodologies

o Willingness to mentor and teach junior developers’ community best practices in a constructive fashion

o Ability to methodically think through new and exciting challenges in a collaborative team environment in order to provide technically sound solutions

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

• BS degree and 12+ years of experience

• Must have experience with Java, spring boot, Angular (Typescript), and the Cloud / Amazon Web Services

• Prior experience reading and developing solutions to customer requirements and specifications

• Prior experience developing custom ETL

• Knowledge of Git, Jenkins, selenium, and Rundeck

• Experiencing working in Command Line (RH Linux)

Desired Qualifications

• Understanding and knowledge with Identity and Accessibility development practices

• Experience with automation methodologies like selenium

• Experience with containerization and modular development

• Familiarity with UI/UX Design

• Full Stack Development

• Certification - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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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:

February 18, 2026

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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.

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FAQs About Software Developer Jobs at Leidos

What is the work location for this position at Leidos?
This job at Leidos is located in Chantilly, Virginia, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Leidos?
Candidates can expect a pay range of $131,300 and $237,350 per year.
What employment applies to this position at Leidos?
Leidos lists this role as a Full-time position.
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Leidos is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
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