Software Development Lead

Description

Software Development Lead

• We're a 'Family Friendly' certified workplace - we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.
• Work through all facets of the software development lifecycle to design, develop, deploy, test and document solutions.
• Be part of a diverse delivery team that is responsible for integration of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS), Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) and bespoke software solutions

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

Our exciting programs at Leidos develop and support our Federal Government customers IT systems, including mission critical classified systems that cover a wide breadth of software engineering disciplines including enterprise systems, web applications, cyber security, geospatial systems and real-time signal processing. The Software Developer will work as a member of a diverse delivery team that is responsible for integration of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS), Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) and bespoke software solutions. This role will include all facets of the software development lifecycle and require members to design, develop, deploy, test and document solutions.

• Design and build tools and frameworks to automate the development, testing, deployment, and management of services and products.

• Plan and scale distributed software and applications, using synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, writing code, and delivering with urgency and quality.

• Collaborate with global team to produce project plans and analyse the efficiency and feasibility of project operations, leveraging global technology stack and making localized improvements.

What You'll Bring to Make An Impact

We are seeking talented agile software engineers who hold a current TSPV clearance.

Experience with Agile, Scrum and associated methodologies and it is desirable that you have a Bachelor Degree (or higher) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (with software engineering experience), however, we would also like to encourage candidates to apply that have a wide range of industry work experience from 2+ years.

• Integration with external systems/applications (REST API, integration protocols, JSON/XML)

• Integration and customisation of open source technologies (NiFi, Kafka, Elastic (ELK) Stack, Solr)
• CI/CD tools and technologies and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Jenkins, git)
• Java and related open source frameworks
• Containerisation using Docker, Kubernetes
• JIRA and Confluence

Don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes - if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We're most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a TSPV security clearance.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase - Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.