Entry Level Software Engineer

Description

Unleash Your Potential

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. With Leidos, you will enjoy competitive benefits such as 5 weeks of Paid Time Off, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Unlimited Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and more!

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Are you a Junior Software Engineer looking for a career opportunity that perfectly balances flexibility and challenge? Your search ends here! Leidos Intelligence Group is seeking a Junior Software Engineer (SWE 0) to join our team based in Columbia, MD, with the added benefit of working from home on Mondays and Fridays!

As a Junior Software Engineer, you will have the chance to develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems, including processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extensive data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems.

As part of our team, you will be responsible for hardware and software integration, infrastructure, and provisioning. You will have the opportunity to work with Python and other cutting-edge tools such as Ansible CM, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, Rancher, and Containers as a service (Caas) to accomplish tasks and achieve your goals.

The best part? As a candidate for this position, you will be eligible for enhanced incentives, including up to a $20K cash sign-on bonus or paid time off compensation. Apply now and take the first step towards an exciting and rewarding career with Leidos Intelligence Group!

Your greatest work is ahead!

The Mission
The Leidos Intelligence Group uses a wide range of capabilities in Digital Modernization, Mission Software Systems, and enabling technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to support our customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our team’s focus is ensuring our intelligence customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets. From scanning for illicit material at ports and borders to predicting future events and instability up to five years in advance, our products help customers make the world safer. To explore and learn more, click here!

Are you ready to join a team dedicated to a mission? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!

The Challenge:

• Review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
• Resolve software problem reports. Utilize software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provide specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

What Sets You Apart:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• No experience required with a Computer Science Bachelors Degree
• Experience with hardware and software integration, infrastructure, and provisioning
• Experience with Ansible CM, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, Rancher, Containers as a service (Caas).
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

You Might Also Have:

• Ability to perform full lifecycle support to the customer on complex data systems and networks.
• LINUX or UNIX administration/maintenance experience.
• Some knowledge of SIGINT systems and dataflows.
• Provide solutions to the customer by applying expertise with systems engineering and networks/components to support.
• Provide technical guidance to the customer in relation to SIGINT systems.
• Ability to perform in a team environment.
• Candidates possessing system administration and/or network engineering backgrounds will be considered if they have the above skillset.

Clearance Required:

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph 

Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction. We’re excited to learn more about you, apply today!

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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 45,000 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

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected].

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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.