- Salary
- $154k – $278k
- Location
- 1471 Liberty Ctr Chantilly VA, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Experience
- 15+ years
- Education
- Master
- Clearance
- Required
- Source
- Workday
Description
Leidos is seeking a Software Developer for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Software Developer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers, and data engineers.
The Developer will be part of a team of developers that are building a new application that utilizes LLM to convert data and access policies from a variety of sources and formats into a uniform format for compliance assessment. The Developer works closely with product owners, business analysts, and other teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. The Developer will analyze and decompose complex software systems and create designs for scalability, testability, and performance. Our work rhythm revolves around the Scrum agile framework to deliver incremental enhancements on a 2-week cycle. Developers actively participate in planning deliverables and grooming the Jira backlog. We rely on team collaboration to continually fine tune performance and ensure clear communication. Developers also participate in a team rotation of O&M responsibilities: They are required to be on-call for after-hours support approximately one week every three months.
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Master's degree 15+ years of experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Develop Java and/or Python applications that leverages Large Language Model (LLM) API calls
- Utilized Scrum agile techniques to manage workload and incrementally build out applications to meet customer requirements
- Leverage Amazon Web Services
- Experience creating RESTful API
- Ability to write custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances
- Experience with defining system architectures and design of new features
- Knowledge of Git, Jenkins, or Rundeck
Desired Qualifications:
- Exposure to foundation AI models such as GPT
- Familiarity with AI topics and concepts such as prompt engineering
- Experience with AI libraries such as LangChain or others
- Experience with DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, and other relational or NoSQL database platforms.
- Understanding of Identity Access Management (IAM) Concepts
- Experience with design patterns and best practices
- Experience building microservices
- Experience with integration testing frameworks
- Documented open source contributions, technical certifications, continued education
FIP
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
July 13, 2026For 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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00The 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.
