Leidos is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer SME for the Maru Program to create next-generation capabilities for GEOINT exploitation and analysis, supporting defense and intel customers in a national security context.
Requirements
- Extensive experience architecting, deploying, and maintaining distributed systems and cloud environments, particularly AWS (commercial, gov cloud, secure environments).
- You must be proficient with Kubernetes/Microservice-based architecture (e.g., OpenShift, EKS, Docker), managed services, and large-scale processing environments (e.g. Hadoop/Spark/MapReduce)
- Expertise in common object-oriented and scripting languages, with primary skills in Java, Python, and JavaScript (React, Angular).
- Experience with OpenLayers, Cesium, SQL, Git, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines is also required.
- Proven experience with geospatial image processing platforms and analytics.
- A strong mathematical background and extensive AI/ML and Data Science experience, particularly with TensorFlow.
- Skills in creating dynamic, highly interactive dashboards and visualizations that can handle massive, real-time datasets.
Responsibilities
- Architect and Develop Software: You will be responsible for architecting, designing, and developing robust, scalable, and secure full-stack software applications across diverse platforms (cloud, on-prem, edge), specifically for the GEOINT mission.
- Lead AI/ML and Data Initiatives: Lead the design and implementation of large-scale data management platforms, including AI/ML and Generative AI models, ensuring agnostic deployment capabilities for geospatial image processing.
- Provide Technical Leadership & Hands-On Mentorship: Provide technical leadership, tasking, and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement within an Agile (SAFe) DevSecOps framework.
- System Maintenance and Optimization: Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement of secure cloud environments and mission-critical GEOINT software projects.
- Drive the adoption of modern industry standards, including GitOps (Argo CD/ Fleet) for build and deployment processes and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- As a core individual contributor, you will design, develop, and deploy complex distributed systems and highly interactive user interfaces.
- You will also automate analytical workflows using GenAI orchestration and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques.
Other
- Active TS/SCI and successfully pass a Polygraph exam.
- US citizenship is required per contract.
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining complex applications and leading technical initiatives.
- Must have at least 5-7 years of professional experience as both a hands-on developer and technical leader.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
