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Software Engineer TS/SCI Poly

Brief overview

Annapolis Junction, MDIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$58k–$105k/yrStated range
263 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
55 green cardsCertified filings
Clearance requiredU.S. government
JavaSpring Framework (including Boot and Data)Java Enterprise Edition (JEE)JPAEJBJTAServletJacksonJerseySwingJavaFXJavaScriptPythonC/C++GroovySQLEclipse

About the company

A global technology and defense contractor delivering innovative solutions for national security and health.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

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263H-1B approved
98%approval rate
76new H-1B hires
55PERM certified
$139,285median wage / yr
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Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
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Job description

Summary

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. They are seeking a Software Engineer to perform software development lifecycle activities within their Cyber & Analytics Business Area, focusing on building complex enterprise systems and ensuring efficient, reliable software development practices.

Responsibilities

  • You will actively participate in daily stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and other related team activities; analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable
  • You will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process and will promote code reuse and cross-program collaboration while reducing maintenance costs by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers
  • You will engineer, author, tune and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench

Skills

  • Must have an active TS/SCI Polygraph on Day One. No exceptions
  • Must have a BS degree or equivalent experience and less than 2 years prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree
  • Must have demonstrated experience with Java
  • Must have experience or familiarity with multiple Java frameworks: Spring to include Boot and Data, Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., JPA, EJB, JTA, Servlet), Jackson, Jersey, Swing, JavaFX
  • Must have experience or familiarity with multiple of the following languages such as Javascript, Python, C/C++, Groovy, Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • Must have experience with development IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) such as Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Rhapsody, WebStorm
  • Must have experience with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server
  • Must have experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, Spring Framework, and/or experience working with AngularJS, JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT
  • Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools
  • Must have experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures)
  • Must have experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems
  • Must have documented professional experience with web services
  • Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices
  • Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
  • Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience with the following: Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX-B, JAX-RS, JAX-WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), Spring framework, scripting
  • Experience or familiarity with multiple of the following technologies: XML/XSD/SOAP/WSDL/XSLT, REST, JSON, YAML, Containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
  • Experience with Javascript frameworks: AngularJS, Bootstrap, JQuery
  • Experience with Testing and Mocking frameworks: JUnit, Jupiter, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium, FITNesse
  • Experience with build tools: Maven, CMake, RPM, Jenkins, Nexus
  • Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration
  • Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Refactoring, and Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
  • Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy)
  • Experience with the Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an Agile team

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Must have an active TS/SCI Polygraph on Day One. No exceptions
  • Must have a BS degree or equivalent experience and less than 2 years prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree
  • Must have demonstrated experience with Java
  • Must have experience or familiarity with multiple Java frameworks: Spring to include Boot and Data, Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., JPA, EJB, JTA, Servlet), Jackson, Jersey, Swing, JavaFX
  • Must have experience or familiarity with multiple of the following languages such as Javascript, Python, C/C++, Groovy, Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • Must have experience with development IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) such as Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Rhapsody, WebStorm
  • Must have experience with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server
  • Must have experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, Spring Framework, and/or experience working with AngularJS, JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT
  • Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools
  • Must have experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures)
  • Must have experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems
  • Must have documented professional experience with web services
  • Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices
  • Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
  • Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with the following: Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (i.e., EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX-B, JAX-RS, JAX-WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), Spring framework, scripting
  • Experience or familiarity with multiple of the following technologies: XML/XSD/SOAP/WSDL/XSLT, REST, JSON, YAML, Containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
  • Experience with Javascript frameworks: AngularJS, Bootstrap, JQuery
  • Experience with Testing and Mocking frameworks: JUnit, Jupiter, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium, FITNesse
  • Experience with build tools: Maven, CMake, RPM, Jenkins, Nexus
  • Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration
  • Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Refactoring, and Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
  • Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy)
  • Experience with the Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an Agile team

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 paid Holidays
  • 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
  • Technical Upskilling
  • Education and Training Support
  • Parental Paid Leave
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

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