Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Software Engineer to support the DIA-NEMC DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract, focusing on the development and maintenance of scalable, distributed microservices and backend systems for a mission-critical platform.
Requirements
- 7+ years of backend software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in Python.
- Proven expertise building and maintaining microservices in production in Kubernetes.
- Deep understanding of Elasticsearch internals: sharding, performance tuning, analyzers, query DSL.
- Strong Kafka experience: event design, stream processing, performance tuning.
- Solid grasp of distributed systems principles: fault tolerance, consensus, data consistency.
- Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins.
- Hands-on development and/or scripting experience, especially Python and Bash in Linux environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and architecture of backend systems and services.
- Drive initiatives across the engineering team related to scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Build robust, testable, and maintainable Python microservices.
- Architect message flows with Kafka, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
- Define data modeling, indexing, and query patterns for Elasticsearch to meet product requirements.
- Guide service deployments, rollout strategies, and observability practices in Kubernetes.
- Develop and integrate Docker containers to be deployed to Kubernetes from development to production.
Other
- Typically requires Bachelor’s Degree and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience.
- Must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Enthusiastic with the ability to work well in a team and a self-starter who can work on their own.
- Act as a mentor to mid-level and junior engineers, offering guidance on best practices and career growth.
