✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Software Engineer

at Leidos Holdings

📍 Herndon, VA Unknown 💰 $107K – $195K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $107K – $195K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in an area applicable to the position with 8+ years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 5 years of relevant experience
Category Software Engineering

This role involves developing and supporting software within an agile framework for intelligence and defense applications, emphasizing automation, security, and cross-team collaboration.

  • Develop software using agile practices
  • Participate in acceptance criteria development
  • Automate testing and deployment
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Support intelligence data processing

The technical environment includes agile methodologies, scripting, open source tools, and secure software practices supporting intelligence operations.

The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineer with at least 5 years in agile environments, proficient in scripting, open source tools, and supporting intelligence operations within a DoD context.

Agile methodologySoftware developmentScriptingGitJenkins
JIOC applicationsNetwork securityOpen Source toolsCOTS toolsSecurity protocols
EclipseVS CodeGitlabJenkinsDockerJIOC applicationsOpen Source tools
Agile software methodologySoftware engineering designAcceptance criteriaScriptingOpen Source toolsCOTS toolsEclipseVS CodeGitlabJenkinsDockerJIOC applicationsSecurity protocolsNetwork administrationIntelligence data
Agile software methodologySoftware engineering designSoftware developmentAcceptance criteriaScriptingOpen Source toolsCOTS toolsEclipseVS CodeGitlabRESTJSONDockerJenkinsSecurity protocolsNetwork administrationJIOC applicationsIntelligence data
TeamworkCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationIndependent work
Industry Defense, Government/Public Sector
Job Function Supporting agile software development for intelligence and defense missions
Clearance Required Active TS/SCI with polygraph, or TS with SCI eligibility and ability to obtain a polygraph
Software EngineerAgile software methodologySoftware engineering designAcceptance criteriaScriptingOpen Source toolsCOTS toolsEclipseVS CodeGitlabJenkinsDockerJIOC applicationsSecurity protocolsNetwork administrationIntelligence dataAgileSoftware developmentGitJIOCOpen SourceNetwork security

No active TS/SCI clearance or inability to obtain one, Less than 5 years of relevant experience, Lack of experience with Agile methodology, No experience with scripting or open source tools

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