Leidos' National Security Sector currently has an opening for a Software Developer to join our Chief Technology Office’s Space Software team in Colorado Springs – CO. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to advance space domain awareness and space battle management capabilities for the US Space Force and Department of Defense.  In this mission we develop, test, and integrate advanced command and control (C2), processing, and analytics to accelerate our Nation’s capability to search, acquire, characterize, and assess threats from new space launches and on-orbit events.  

As a software developer on a Leidos space software team, you will collaborate across a multi-disciplinary organization to architect and develop code, integrate software with Leidos and technology partners, and support testing of space battle management capabilities. You will also have an opportunity to interface with US Space Force Guardians to capture operational challenges and demonstrate solutions to those challenges.

This is a hybrid role that requires several days per week of onsite support from Colorado Springs. Selected candidate is expected to live within commutable distance from Colorado Springs.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related major and 4+ years’ experience in software development.Experience working in defense contracting industry, in particular with US Space Force or other DoD customers.Must have experience with Agile programming, test-driven development, microservice based architectures, and JavaScript. Must be US citizen with active Secret security clearance and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience developing, testing and integrating space domain capabilities.Experience working with DOD customers to identify pain paints, document requirements and features, and demonstrate and adapt prototype capabilities.Active TS/SCI Clearance.

Original Posting Date:2025-02-26

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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.