Senior Software Engineer

The NASA IT portfolio within Civil-EMS currently has an opening for a Senior Software Engineer. This is a telework position, but the ideal candidate will reside within reasonable commute distance from a NASA operating center.  This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the NASA End-User Services and Technologies (NEST) mission.  In this mission, we serve as an agile, trusted partner to transform, integrate, simplify, modernize, and safeguard NASA IT systems and data.  And, above all else, continuously enhance the end-user experience.

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for developing, testing, implementing and maintaining complex applications and databases. This includes supporting applications in O&M status by providing enhancements and bug fixes as needed as well as developing technical program documentation. Must be able to clearly articulate technical dialog with a variety of audiences to include NEST and NASA management. Must be able to work within a team environment as this position will interact with not only members of NEST but also cross contracts with other service offices.

As a member of the Engineering and Development team, the candidate will perform the following tasks:

• Develop applications that support NASA IT services

• Use established agile processes and tools to capture Epics, Features, Stories, and Tasks

• Perform technology trade studies, requirements analysis, and proof of concept or prototyping as needed for engineering and design of IT applications

• Support applications in O&M status by providing enhancements and bug fixes as needed

• Develop, test, implement and maintain complex applications and databases

• Develop technical program documentation such as end-user operational instructions

• Consult with users to develop formal user requirements and translate those into application/database design, write interfaces to external applications or databases, conduct unit/functional testing, and transition the applications/databases to production

Primary Responsibilities:

• Senior-level software development and support

• Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, implements, and maintains software products including major enhancements

• Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications

• Researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the conversion and/or integration of new products based on client requirements

• Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms

• Consults with project teams and end users to identify application requirements

• Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools

• Instructs, mentors, and checks the work of other software developers on development team

• Participates in development of software documentation (e.g. Solution Specification, Data Mapping, User Manuals, etc.)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years related experience, additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree

• Ability to develop, test, implement, and maintain complex applications

• Expertise developing applications (i.e. Web, Console, Services, REST and SOAP API) in C# via Visual Studio

• Expertise with design and implementation of database objects (e.g. tables, procedures, types, etc.)

• Experience with database optimization

• Experience with SQL Server administration

• Experience with .NET 6, .NET Core, and .NET Framework

• Experience with GIT repositories

• Experience developing HTML and web applications

• Experience with JSON, JavaScript and JavaScript libraries

• Experience debugging code and root cause analysis techniques

• Experience gathering and analyzing customer requirements

• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals

• Ability to work in dynamic and challenging environments

• Ability to obtain a security clearance commensurate with the position

• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Complex problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Agile software development methodology

• Experience working with Azure DevOps

• Experience working in the NASA environment

Original Posting Date:

2024-04-24

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 $81,250.00 - $146,875.00

The 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.