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About the role
- Software Engineering Manager driving innovation in developer experiences and platform engineering at Leidos. Leading a team to design and develop scalable solutions for internal developer portal.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the architectural lead for developer platforms, establishing patterns, reference implementations, and best practices.
- Design scalable, secure, and resilient software systems that integrate Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and development best practices for security, compliance, and architecture.
- Drive technical roadmap for next-generation software acceleration tools—including developer platforms, tooling, containers, and CI/CD.
- Lead architecture reviews, evaluate new technologies, and set engineering standards for developer productivity and environment management.
- Build high-quality software with modern languages and frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps).
- Develop pipelines and services that enable developer acceleration and speed of delivery.
- Prototype early concepts to rapidly and transition successful prototypes into robust, production systems.
- Integrate COTS and open source software into mature, robust offerings for developers to utilize.
- Partner with product, UX, and platform teams to define features, user journeys, and developer experience goals.
- Act as a technical mentor to senior and mid-level engineers; cultivate a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
- Collaborate closely with research, data, and cybersecurity teams to ensure solutions are safe, secure, and aligned with mission needs.
- Represent the engineering team in internal and external forums, contributing to thought leadership in development and software engineering modernization.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree and 12+ years experience in software engineering
- Significant experience at the senior/principal/architect level
- Expertise in designing and building distributed systems, developer tools, or platform engineering products
- Hands-on experience implementing automated development pipelines and CI/CD infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architectures, Infrastructure as Code, and software automation
- Strong knowledge of software security, RMF controls, and secure development practices
- Deep understanding of software design patterns, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Strong coding proficiency in at least two modern languages (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, etc.)
- Ability to drive technical strategy, influence cross-functional teams, and communicate complex ideas clearly.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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