Position may be performed in the following locations below. Please note Gaithersburg, MD is the program’s primary work location.
Gaithersburg, MD
Alexandria, VA
Chantilly, VA
Englewood, CO
St. Louis, MO
Tucson, AZ
Clearance Level Required
Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
Primary Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions that support our customer’s GEOINT mission.
Participate in agile development sprints and contribute to daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
Build and maintain secure, containerized applications using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
Develop RESTful APIs and user-facing interfaces with modern tools (e.g., React, Node.js, Flask or Sprint Boot).
Collaborate with mission users and product managers to refine requirements and improve user experience.
Support DevSecOps pipelines and ensure code meets security and accreditation standards.
Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers as needed.
Resolve various tasks as prioritized by the team product owner.
Basic Qualifications
US citizenship is required per contract.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience.
Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
Proficiency with the following technologies
Web: HTML, CSS, JSON, Ajax, and REST APIs
Object-oriented Programming: Python, Java, or JavaScript
Advanced Programming: Go
Front-end and Back-end Frameworks: React, Angular, Vue.js, jQuery, Spring Boot, Django, Node.js, Flask, or Svelte
Cloud Development: AWS, Azure, or similar cloud platforms
Relational Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
Operating System: Windows, Linux
Version Control System: Git
Deep understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.
Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.
Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and agile collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence).
Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS (C2S or GovCloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Understanding of secure coding practices and government system accreditation processes (e.g., RMF, STIGs)
Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.
Preferred Qualifications
Frontend Web Development: UI/UX
NoSQL Database: OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
Cloud Exposure
Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle.
Specific AWS Services: S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation and RDS.
Experience working on a customer contract or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
Familiarity with geospatial tools and standards
GeoServer
PostGIS
OGC APIs
ESRI ArcGIS
Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, Security+, SAFe Practitioner or similar.
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Original Posting
September 8, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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.
