Employment Type : Full-Time
Description We are seeking a JavaScript Software Developer to join our growing team. At Leidos, we are looking to make an investment in your career and professional growth as well as provide the best in work/life balance. In this role, the successful candidate has significant experience in building JavaScript-based web applications, including familiarity with multiple frameworks, strong programming fundamentals, and typical web application development and deployment processes. You must be capable of working on multiple projects at once and seeing them all through to completion, and a self-starter who is able to work through any obstacles to get the job done. Primary Responsibilities: Participate in the full software development lifecycle, working within broadly defined parameters. Use Jira, Confluence, Nexus, Stash-Git/Subversion development operations, collaboration and source control tools. Support creation and updating of all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development and testing. Identify potential roadblocks and develop around them. Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics. Develop maintainable code that matches specification. Write and execute automated testing of code Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development and enhancements. Build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always considers the customer first. Ability to lead and mentor junior developers. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in related field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience. Proficient with JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3. Familiar with front-end technology trends with solid understanding/experience of popular front-end frameworks like ReactJS, Angular, etc. Familiar with front-end unit testing tools like Jasmine and Mocha. Familiar with frontend development environments and toolsets like Grunt/Gulp, Bower, Yeoman. Solid understanding of software development process fundamentals. Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques. Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with USSTRATCOM ISPAN domain DoD Top-Secret clearance Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 38,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidos@leidos.com. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
External Referral Bonus:EligiblePotential for Telework:Yes, 10%Clearance Level Required:NoneTravel:Yes, 10% of the timeScheduled Weekly Hours:40Shift:Standard Plus On CallRequisition Category:ProfessionalJob Family:Software DevelopmentPay Range: