Leidos

Chief Software Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: OdentonMarylandVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $154,050 - $278,475 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead enterprise software architecture and design for DoW and DISA mission systems, including reference architecture, solution patterns, and technical standards.
  • Partner with Task Order technical leadership to ensure implementation of software development best practices, standards, guidelines and drive consistency and best practices across business area.
  • Drive innovation and industry trend awareness; Leading teams in DevOps & Agile best practices and mentor and guide technical teams, fostering innovation and excellence to improve quality, velocity, and operational outcomes.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define system requirements and translate them into solutions to ensure the security, scalability, and sustainability of all systems; Translating system requirements into secure, scalable solutions.
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies into architectures supporting both mission and business driven outcomes.
  • Partner with the CTO organization to drive innovation, create of roadmaps, and invigorate thought leadership within the customer domain.
  • Maintain and forward-looking perspective on industry trends and emerging technologies.
  • Work with Business Development teams by shaping technical strategies, solution architectures, and win themes for new opportunities and on-contract growth.
  • Define development processes, target metrics, and best practices to enable repeatable delivery and effective knowledge transfer.
  • Ensuring security best practices are integrated into the development lifecycle, including compliance with data protection regulations.
  • Deliver executive-level technical briefings to customer and internal leadership, communicating architecture decisions, risks, tradeoffs, and progress.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 17+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 15+ years of experience.
  • Candidates should possess a DoD Clearance at the Top Secret level with the ability to obtain a SCI w/Poly preferred.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages, cloud computing, distributed systems, and microservices architecture; In-depth knowledge of system architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
  • Proficiency in cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud), distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
  • Experience with data architectures and pipelines for structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data across various data repositories and data lakes.
  • Experience with front-end technologies, UI/UX design, and DevSecOps tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience leading technical delivery in Agile environments, including Scrum ceremonies and experience with Agile work management tools such as JIRA and Confluence with an emphasis on operability and repeatable deployment.
  • Strong problem-solving, organizational, and exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with customers, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders.
  • Self-starter with the ability to engage with government stakeholder, program, and corporate senior leadership to develop and drive alignment, resolve complex technical issues, and make defensible decisions.
Benefits
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
software architecturedesign patternscloud computingdistributed systemsmicroservices architecturedata architecturesUI/UX designDevSecOpsCI/CD pipelinesAgile methodologies
Soft skills
problem-solvingorganizational skillscommunication skillspresentation skillscollaborationleadershipmentoringinnovationstrategic thinkingknowledge transfer
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeDoD ClearanceTop Secret clearanceSCI w/Poly