Junior Software Developer

R-00161033

Description

Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Junior Software Developer to join our team at Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, CO.

Are you ready to take on a challenge in helping protect the U.S. through Missile Defense?  Leidos has opportunities now for bright people looking for meaningful and innovative work.

The work includes trade studies, system engineering, model based system engineering, portfolio analysis, software development demonstration and product testing and deployment to Cheyenne Mountain. Leidos is focused on finding the best people, processes, and tools that will provide solutions in data integration and fusion, data analytics, data mining, predictive analytics, data visualization, and decision support tools.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain mission-critical software in support of missile defense systems
  
• Participate in sprint and increment testing to validate software
  
• Document and communicate proposed software solutions with integrated, cross-functional engineering teams in a fast paced highly technical environment
  
• Stay up-to-date on state-of-the-art programming techniques and software technologies
  
• Participate in software design and code reviews to ensure delivery of quality products and enhance skill sets
  
• Ability to create software solutions utilizing established industry standards
  
• Work with System Engineering Team to schedule, synchronize and execute demonstration capabilities to customers
  
• Work with third-party contractors and stakeholders on any potential regression coding due to deployment delays
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s with 2+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience, training, and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of education requirement.
  
• US Citizen; Currently possess an active DoD Secret clearance
  
• Experience coding in C++ and Java
  
• Proven abilities with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  
• Experience developing micro-services and working with containerization
  
• Ability to work independently and as part of an engineering team
  
• Ability to convey technical ideas in a clear, logical fashion
  
• Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in associated field
  
• Experience with databases and querying
  
• Understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework
  
• Experience with missile warning and missile defense
  
• Understanding of missile warning message types
  
• Experience with agile software development process IAW USG defined requirements
  

EIO2024
Original Posting: June 13, 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 $67,600.00 - $122,200.00

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.