Posted today
Top Secret/SCI
$57,850 - $104,575
Polygraph
IT - Software
Chantilly, VA (On-Site/Office)
R-00178180
Description
Leidos is seeking a motivated Junior Software Engineer to join our team in a full-stack role with an emphasis on DevOps. This junior position is ideal for recent graduates or early-career professionals passionate about growth in a dynamic, mission-focused environment. You will work closely with experienced engineers in an Agile team, contributing DevOps pipelines and user-friendly interfaces while leveraging AI-powered tools to enhance productivity, code quality, and innovation.
This role provides hands-on experience with DevOps tools and modern software practices, including the use of AI assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar) to accelerate development tasks such as code generation, debugging, refactoring, and prompt engineering.
Primary Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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: March 12, 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 $57,850.00 - $104,575.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. 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 at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
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 LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
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 Non-Discrimination
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.
Description
Leidos is seeking a motivated Junior Software Engineer to join our team in a full-stack role with an emphasis on DevOps. This junior position is ideal for recent graduates or early-career professionals passionate about growth in a dynamic, mission-focused environment. You will work closely with experienced engineers in an Agile team, contributing DevOps pipelines and user-friendly interfaces while leveraging AI-powered tools to enhance productivity, code quality, and innovation.
This role provides hands-on experience with DevOps tools and modern software practices, including the use of AI assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar) to accelerate development tasks such as code generation, debugging, refactoring, and prompt engineering.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain DevOps pipelines using Gitlab pipeline tools, Ansible, and python.
- Collaborate with developers to integrate RESTful APIs and ensure seamless data flow.
- Utilize AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) for code suggestions, generation, debugging, refactoring, and optimization to improve development efficiency.
- Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and debugging to ensure performance, compatibility across browsers/devices, and adherence to best practices.
- Implement clean, modular, and maintainable code following team standards.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and AI-assisted development trends.
- Contribute in an Agile environment, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and team collaboration.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 1+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- US Citizen with an active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance
- Familiarity with version control tools such as Git.
- Experience or strong interest in AI tools for coding assistance (e.g., code generation, explanation, or optimization).
- Working knowledge of Ansible and python.
- Working knowledge of Linux.
- Understanding of responsive design principles and basic web performance optimization.
- Strong problem-solving skills, eagerness to learn, and ability to work in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- CompTIA Security+ certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with modern build tools (e.g., npm/Yarn, Vite).
- Experience with Gitlab pipelines.
- Basic knowledge of security monitoring tools (Splunk, Nessus, Trellix).
- Exposure to RESTful APIs.
- Personal projects, bootcamp completion, or open-source contributions (GitHub portfolio encouraged).
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: March 12, 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 $57,850.00 - $104,575.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. 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 at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
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 LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
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 Non-Discrimination
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.
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