Jr. Software Engineer

Leidos

4.1

(20)

Bethesda, MD

Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.3/5 in supportive management
  • 70% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 85% would recommend this company to other women
  • 85% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.
  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.
  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.
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    Position summary

    and maintenance for critical systems. The candidate will provide technical support in the design, development, implementation and testing of customer tools and applications. Based in a DevOps framework, participate in major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement, using Java, JavaScript, Python, SpringBoot, Hibernate.

    • Assist with developing and directing software system validation, testing methods using Junit and Katalon and integrating custom developed software solutions to leverage automated deployment technologies

    • Assist with developing, prototyping and deploying solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions leveraging infrastructure platform services

    • Coordinate closely with team members, Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure User Story alignment and implementation to customer use cases

    • Support the Agile software development lifecycle following Program SAFe practices, using industry leading DevOps tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Unix bash scripting, JIRA and Confluence to track activities

    • Document and perform systems software development, including deployment of build artifacts across different environments leveraging GitFlow constructs

    • Apply and identify best practices and standard operating procedures creating innovative solutions to meet the technical needs of customers.

    Basic Qualifications:

    • Familiar with common Agile practices, service-orientated environments, and development practices

    • Familiar with Java, Spring and C2S and the software development lifecycle, with experience delivering within DevOps toolsets/practices

    • Familiar with utilizing software testing performance tools, such as Junit/Katalon and scripting languages, such as Python and Bash, while working in an Agile development environment

    • Familiar with development in Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and leveraging cloud data services (ex: S3, RDS, EFS)

    • Familiar with using version control systems and issue/problem tracking systems

    • Must have a Bachelor's degree with 0-2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered, inlieu of a degree.

    • Must be a US Citizen and have active TS/SCI with Polygraph

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Familiar with structured analysis and design methodologies

    CABARESTON

    Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

    We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."

    Original Posting:
    August 15, 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 $55,250.00 - $99,875.00

    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.

    Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.3/5 in supportive management
  • 70% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 85% would recommend this company to other women
  • 85% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.
  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.
  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.