Software Engineer

Ready for your next career step? The Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2IMERA) program in the Leidos Defense Sector has current job opportunities for talented Software Engineers with 2+ years of hands‑on experience to work collaboratively with an outstanding team of software developers and engineers to continue to produce and field software on behalf of the US Air Force. The successful candidate will have professional growth in a customer‑facing, fast‑paced, and rewarding environment.

This position does allow remote work but candidates who can occasionally be onsite at our Morgantown, WV location will be given preference.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug mission critical software source code using modern development languages and tools, such as Java.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle within broadly defined parameters.
• Use Agile development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket/Git to manage work and collaborate with teams.
• Support creation and updating of all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing.
• Identify potential roadblocks and develop workarounds.
• Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics.
• Develop maintainable code that matches specifications.
• Develop automated tests leveraging a continuous integration process.
• Own delivery of small parts of a system or application.
• Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always considers the customer first.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience or a Masters degree with 1+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizen with at least an active Secret clearance or higher with the ability to maintain your clearance during your employment with Leidos.
• Hands‑on experience with Java/C++ and object‑oriented programming (applicants will be tested).
• Hands‑on experience with JavaScript and JS frameworks such as React.
• Ability to apply software development process fundamentals.
• Strong, self‑motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.
• Ability to complete tasking independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to work and collaborate effectively within a multi‑disciplined engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with basic web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, REST, JSON, SOAP, and WSDL.
• Familiarity with web application technologies, such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, etc.
• Knowledge of a version control system (e.g., Git).
• Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies.
• Familiarity with multiple operating systems (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, etc.).
• Familiarity with at least one Relational Database Management System (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.).
• Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, etc.).
• Familiarity with server‑side JavaScript.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $69,550.00 - $125,725.00. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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 qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.