The Health and Civil Group at Leidos is seeking a Journeyman Software Developer for a contract with a large federal agency who will support applications development to deliver a cloud-based platform containing a portfolio of solutions/products capable of resolving issues across all lines of business within that federal organization. The Journeyman Software Developer will leverage their application development expertise in modernizing a cloud-based platform to collect and analyze data, catalog issues, and develop potential solutions with the aim of significantly reducing the redundancy of current legacy systems. Additional responsibilities may include writing and maintaining source code, creating and maintaining software applications, and applying frameworks involved in a software release in a cloud-based context. The successful candidate will use IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) as the primary software development collaboration tool for agile planning, process definition, source control, defect tracking, and build management.
*This position is contingent upon Leidos being awarded a contract under which the work will be performed.
Primary Responsibilities
Serve as the Leidos consultant for IT developers of applications, as well as computer programming, documenting, managing configuration, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications and frameworks in a software release life cycle and resulting software products
Participate in daily scrum meetings to provide status on the work items to the team members and the project manager
Possess expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts
Enhance the development and unit tests of all code for data connections to modernization and legacy systems using IT-funded resources such as Common Services, Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and Extracts, Transform and Loads (ETLs)
Conduct application development tasks, including requirements analysis, formal verification, and formal validation
Produce technical documentation in support of engineering solutions that include, but are not limited to, architectural drawings, detailed design specifications, and thorough implementation instructions
Maintain standards compliance
Develop, update, and maintain the program of record documentation
Enhance the management and monitoring of all installed systems
Monitor the installation, configuration, testing, and maintenance of operating systems, application software and system management tools
Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes
Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
Coach and review the work of lower-level technical staff
Develop technical solutions that require collaboration with internal experts, deep analyses and understanding of impact on end-product/solutions
Communicate with internal and client project team members
Work to influence team members regarding solution design, process and/or approaches
Basic Qualifications
Must have a BS degree and 3+ years of prior relevant experience
Experience with IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM)
Experience with PEGA COTS development platform
Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodologies
Experience with rationalizing applications and workloads across a secured infrastructure
Demonstrated expertise in requirements analysis
MUST hold an active IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)
Ability to multitask, complete tasks without direct supervision, and function effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Demonstrated ability to successfully work and communicate with and adapt to personnel at all levels and from technical disciplines (software developers, test engineers, system engineers, etc.)
Strong verbal and written technical communication skills
Desired Qualifications
Experience working on projects in an IRS/Treasury environment
At least one COTS development platform PEGA certification
Experience in Cloud operations such as AWS, GCP, and Azure
Previous program management experience running applications development or infrastructure-based programs for US federal customers
Demonstrated knowledge of cloud-based application development or infrastructure sustainment
Cloud Technical, Business, or TCO Accreditation
Cloud Architect, DevOps or SysOps Associate or Professional Certification
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:Pay Range $67,600.00 - $122,200.00The 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.
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