Innovation Lab Software Development Intern

Description

Job Description:

Leidos is seeking a talented Innovation Lab Software Development Intern.  Leidos Team currently provides design, programming, and implementation expertise for the SSA’s natural language processing and machine learning application in the Agency Cloud Infrastructure.  The intern will perform a combination of research, structured evaluations of algorithms and/or scientific approaches, software design and development using Python and/or Java, .NET. The candidate will be collocated with the SSA government employees and subcontractors at a government facility in Baltimore, Maryland. The candidate must be able to pass a Federal Suitability Check for a position of public trust.

Primary Responsibilities

- Working knowledge in Java .NET, Python or other modern programing languages

- Strive and excel in tackling unknown problems and creating innovative solutions.

- Results oriented and excited about creating and leveraging machine learning applications and cloud infrastructures

- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.

- Ability to learn quickly.

- Competence in critical thinking, listening, and asking questions.

- Understanding of programming concepts (e.g., class, method, hash, array, lists, struct, event handler, regression test, asynchronous requests, software development lifecycle, user stories, acceptance testing, application logging, etc.)

- Conceptual knowledge with designing and programming user interfaces

- Capability to read and write HTML, XML, delimited text, and JSON files

- Some understanding of cloud-native APIs, frameworks and architectures.

Basic Qualifications

Education and Experience:

-Must currently be pursuing a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or System Engineering.

-The candidate must have at least two-years of academic or professional software development experience in a modern software development language (such as  Java, .NET, Python, etc....)

-US citizenship or permanent residency required and eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

- Familiarity with NLP and ML concepts.

- Familiarity with Regex.

- Understanding of JavaScript

- Familiarity with relational database systems such as PostgreSQL

Pay Range:

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 47,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.   For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.