Software Developer

Description

The Software Developer roles are support of a number of Capability Elements.

The Software Developer will be responsible for working under direction as a member of a team responsible for developing software, integrating Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) software, documenting technical processes and assisting with testing and deployment.

The role will need well established software development skills and a proven ability to work within an integrated team of technical/non-technical personnel.

The program of work has multiple projects which range in size.  The successful candidate may be required to work across one or more of these projects.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Java
• JavaScript

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop software using a variety of software languages and development environments.
• Deliver scripting using a variety of languages (e.g. javascript) and secondary skills (e.g. SQL)
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality analysis and User Experience outcomes.
• Adhere to software engineering processes and contribute to software engineering process improvement.
• Work effectively as a productive member of an integrated Agile team to meet a prioritised schedule of work.
• Document technical processes and write documentation in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Support and facilitate productive working relationships by working cohesively and flexibly with the developer team, the broader program team, key business partners and stakeholder groups.

We are seeking talented agile software engineers who hold a current TSPV clearance.

Experience with Agile, Scrum and associated methodologies and it is desirable that you have a Bachelor Degree (or higher) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (with software engineering experience), however, we would also like to encourage candidates to apply that have a wide range of industry work experience from 2+ years.

Experience or exposure to some of the following:

• Integration with external systems/applications (REST API, integration protocols, JSON/XML)
• Integration and customisation of open source technologies (NiFi, Kafka, Elastic (ELK) Stack, Solr)

• CI/CD tools and technologies and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Jenkins, git)
• Java and related open source frameworks
• Containerisation using Docker, Kubernetes
• JIRA and Confluence
• Linux and Windows

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and to hold a current TSPV security clearance. Successful candidates will also be required to undergo an organisational suitability assessment 

We’ve been keeping Australia safer, healthier and more efficient for 25 years, here’s just three ways how:

• We work with the Australian Department of Defence to design and operate the cyber security tools used across the Army, Navy and Air force.
• We deliver software development and operational support through to the integration of underwater autonomous vehicles and survey ships to meet mission objectives.
• We’re building the next generation secret end user environment for the Australian Department of Defence across a number of strategic locations around Australia. 

At Leidos, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.