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May 16, 2025
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Data Driven Software Developer

Belleville, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
$68K/yr - $122K/yr
Entry Level
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. They are seeking a Software Developer with a data background to support the Global Management Systems Team, focusing on designing and developing software for various AI solution capabilities and integrating data sources into advanced platforms.
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Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, document, test and deploy software written in Python, JavaScript, Java and SQL.
  • Create Kibana visualizations and dashboards, including using machine learning capabilities and React.
  • Develop Kafka system integrations between Elasticsearch/Logstash and other systems.
  • Develop AI/ML Pilot solutions
  • Develop Predictive Analytics solutions
  • Develop robotic process automation (RPA) bots.
  • Deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, and maintain updates/upgrades of Kafka and Elastic clusters and environments.
  • Develop automated tests using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
  • Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Artifactory, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible and Bitbucket.
  • Collaborate with an Agile team, attend daily scrums and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure and system issues.
  • Independently report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.
  • Communicate and collaborate with other team members to ensure successful completion of project objectives.

Qualification

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a relevant technical discipline and 2+ year of related experience obtained through any combination of coursework and internships.
  • Must hold an active interim Secret DoD Security clearance or higher.
  • Ability to obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification within 14 days of start date.
  • Software development experience with Python, Java and SQL. Working knowledge of HTML and JavaScript.
  • Experience with distributed version control software such as Git and Bitbucket.
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts of Software Engineering.
  • Experience developing software on a UNIX command line platform.
  • Strong communication skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team.
  • Basic understanding of event streaming and Kafka integration.
  • Basic experience in application integration design and strong communication skills for collaboration with virtual teams.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with CI/CD techniques, containerized pipelines, and DevOps practices.
  • Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, combined with interest in building AI capabilities.
  • Experience in data integration, storage, and analysis technologies like Kafka, Elastic, Spark, and NiFi.
  • Experience with Kafka connector integrations, custom connector development and an understanding of core concepts and working experience with ksqlDB and Kafka Streams.
  • Experience in developing software detailed designs, particularly for ksql or kstreams.
  • Experience developing Kafka system integrations between Elasticsearch/Logstash and other systems.
  • Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment with Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes deployment, Agile methodologies, and tools.
  • Familiarity with developing and deploying software in an AWS cloud environment, including the configuration of cloud infrastructure, networking and security policies (GovCloud is a plus).
  • Full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
  • Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
  • Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment (DISA experience is a plus), including experience building and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards, including updating applications and code to meet security scans and meeting security implementation guidelines (e.g. STIGs).
  • Develop DoD requirements, traceability, and detailed plans/schedules. Write software systems engineering documents and interface documents (IDDs/ICDs).
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and related tools. Experience with Atlassian tools, including JIRA and Confluence.
  • Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.

Benefits

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
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Founded in 1969
Reston, Virginia, USA
10001+ employees
https://www.leidos.com/