Principal Software Developer - Military veterans preferred

Description

Leidos is hiring a Principal Software Developer to join our Future Flight Services Program (FFSP) development team. The successful candidate will be responsible with all phases of software development ranging from: design and coding to integrating and reviewing software components, from testing and bug fixing to documentation, building and presenting demos to stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to help the FAA achieve it’s vision to transform and modernize the delivery of flight briefing services by providing technology enhancements, and by engaging the broader general aviation community. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Other responsibilities include:

• Analyze system requirements and create detailed software requirements specifications for implementation in various software development phases.
• Developing software in Java/J2EE in an agile environment
• Conduct testing and validation of software components, including unit testing and integration testing, to ensure reliability and functionality.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and other team activities to provide technical expertise and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements, contributing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Support troubleshooting efforts and provide technical assistance to resolve software-related issues during development and post-production phases.
• Document software designs, specifications, and test procedures to maintain comprehensive records and facilitate knowledge sharing within the team.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to implement software solutions that meet system specifications and performance criteria.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or Electronics & Electrical /Telecommunications Engineering with 12+ years of related experience or a Masters degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or Electronics & Electrical /Telecommunications Engineering with 10+ years of related experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust security clearance
• Experience with FAA Flight Service, specifically Aviation data and concepts
• Experience with Agile SW development, architect and design complex SW systems
• Expert knowledge in Java, Jave EE
  • Spring Framework
  • JMS/AMQ
  • Multi-threading & Concurrency
  • Performance tuning and optimization
• Experience with Python and UWSGI
• Experience with Web development
  • HTML5, Javascript
  • SOAP and REST Web Services
• Experience with Geospatial software development
  • Hexagon Lightspeed
• Experience with MongoDB, Postgres/PostGIS
• Experience with IT automation using Ansible

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:

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.