Software Developer

Leidos is hiring a Software Developer to support the GSM-O II contract at DISA. The role is primarily remote, with required proximity to support on-site needs around Scott AFB, IL or Ft. Meade, MD. You will work within an Agile environment, helping build and operate secure CI/CD and observability capabilities that support reliable application delivery.

Location: Odenton, MD (remote, with commuting distance to Scott AFB, IL or Ft. Meade, MD for on-site support)
Pay Range: USD 87,100 - 157,450 per year
Experience: 2+ years minimum
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline or Masters degree

Responsibilities

• Develop automated CI/CD build and deployment pipelines using Jenkins (CloudBees), Artifactory, Kubernetes (OpenShift), Docker, Ansible, and Bitbucket.
• Support deployment, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and updates/upgrades for Kafka and Elastic clusters and environments.
• Configure applications to integrate network data into an Elastic (ELK) stack hosted in an AWS cloud environment.
• Configure applications to align with DoD security standards, including DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Develop and maintain centralized dashboards and observability solutions for application health, performance, availability, security posture, infrastructure utilization, and cloud spend across environments.
• Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and automation using metrics, logs, and traces to support incident detection, operational visibility, root cause analysis, and system reliability.
• Apply FinOps and cloud cost optimization approaches such as resource utilization analysis, rightsizing, idle resource identification, and storage and compute optimization.
• Manage enterprise certificate lifecycle operations, including provisioning, renewal, rotation, expiration monitoring, and automation for secure, uninterrupted service delivery.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Security, Cloud, and Application Engineering teams to integrate security controls, compliance monitoring, automation, and operational standards into CI/CD and production.
• Work in an Agile team, attend daily scrums, and collaborate with a geographically distributed (remote) team while demonstrating working software.
• Develop automated tests using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, JUnit, and/or other applicable tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.
• Independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline plus 4-8 years of prior relevant experience, or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience developing software in an Agile environment, including the ability to learn new technologies quickly on a rapidly growing project.
• Ability to multi-task, self-assign work, and collaborate in a geographically distributed team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience using distributed version control software such as Git and Bitbucket.
• Experience developing software on a Linux platform.
• Knowledge of software engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with a virtual team, including the ability to articulate status and present to customers and program leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and attention to detail, including strong organizational and documentation abilities.
• Ability to obtain an interim DoD Secret clearance prior to start date.
• Ability to obtain a security certification meeting DoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher within 60 days of start date, such as Security+ CE or CISSP.

Technologies

• Jenkins (CloudBees), Artifactory, Kubernetes (OpenShift), Docker, Ansible, Bitbucket
• Kafka, Elastic, ELK, Elastic (ELK) stack, AWS
• DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• FinOps, Security+ CE, CISSP, Git, Linux
• Selenium, JMeter, JUnit, metrics, logs, traces

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

Additional Notes: While the role is primarily remote, you must live within commuting distance to Scott AFB, IL or Ft. Meade, MD for on-site support. A Secret clearance is required upon start of employment, and within 14 days following the start date the employee must obtain Security+ certification.

Original Posting Date: October 15, 2026