Tech Lead - Principal Software EngineerLeidos
Description
Seeking a career with a sense of purpose, work life balance, and growth opportunities? There’s a place for you at Leidos!
We are currently seeking an Technical Lead to join the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) effort. This program is establishing a modern secure web service (SWS) operation as part of a state-of-the-art, highly automated platform capable of supporting a rapidly expanding customer population. Apply today to become part of the Leidos team that is assisting CESO as they migrate to a high security cloud environment by providing network and communication services, monitoring services, and system administration.
This position is based in Arlington, VA and is 100% on-site.
Primary Responsibilities
- Engineering
- Experience in working on teams utilizing Agile workflows and processes
- Translate mission outcomes and prioritized product backlog items into technical delivery plans and sprint goals
- Lead development and integration of secure APIs, data pipelines (structured/unstructured)
- Experience with software development languages/environments such as: JavaScript. GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible Automation, Python, JavaScript, Java, PSSQL, YAML, and Terraform
- Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible and Bitbucket.
- Implement DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and security controls
- Implement software release version control, provide release management support throughout a software product's life cycle (initial software development through promotion to Test, QA and Production Environments), ensuring the consistency and reliability of software builds
- Organizational & Technical Leadership
- Define and drive long-term technical strategy and architectural direction across teams
- Oversee the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions
- Serve as a senior technical authority and escalation point for cross-team and cross-domain issues
- Champion engineering excellence, including automated testing, CI/CD, reliability, and security
- Establish standards, best practices, and governance for software development
- Guide the responsible adoption of generative AI tools across engineering teams
- People Management & Leadership Development
- Lead, manage, and develop senior engineers and technical teams
- Own performance management, career development, succession planning, and talent growth
- Build and sustain a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture
- Coach leaders on effective team management, delivery, and technical decision-making
- Delivery & Execution
- Own delivery outcomes across multiple Agile teams, ensuring predictability and quality
- Partner with product and business stakeholders to align roadmaps, priorities, and execution
- Ensure effective Agile practices, metrics, and continuous improvement using Jira
- Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform and technical investments
- Incorporate customer feedback, operational insights, and data to drive product improvements
- Cross-Functional & Executive Collaboration
- Act as a key engineering representative in cross-functional and leadership discussions
- Communicate technical vision, risks, and progress to senior leadership
- Influence product strategy through deep understanding of users and technical constraints
- Drive alignment across engineering, product, design, and operations
Basic Qualifications
- Candidate must Currently have a TS/SCI
- BA and 12+ years of experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Proven track record of leading multiple teams and delivering complex software systems
- Demonstrated leadership skills and attention to detail, including excellent organizational and documentation skills
- Strong background in automated testing, CI/CD, and modern software delivery practices
- Experience with software development languages/environments such as: JavaScript. GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible Automation, Python, JavaScript, Java, PSSQL, YAML, and Terraform
- Hands-on full-SDLC Agile Software Development experience, including full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment
- Experience designing, building, and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible (or equivalent tools)
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working in a high op-temp, top secret environment
- Previous experience tracking projects in Jira or equivalent Agile Project Management software
- Experience with the following technologies:
- GitHub
- Gradle
- PowerShell
- Java Full Stack
- Oracle 19c
- Webservices
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experienced with DISA and DISA’s support to mission partners
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS preferred).
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 11, 2026For 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.
