About this role
The Homeland Sector within Leidos is seeking a Full Stack Software Developer Team Lead, with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support a complex program to provide Agile development. In this role the candidate will support the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) within Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In this hands-on position, you will work collaboratively to architect, design, build, deliver, and enhance highly available, scalable, real-time systems. You will exercise your judgment in determining and recommending the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines and other resource constraints. You will participate in and/or direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. The team lead will direct an Agile development team to successfully support all design, creation, maintenance, and testing of JAVA full stack applications.
This position REQUIRES the candidate to be in Ashburn, VA, twice a week
Primary Responsibilities:
Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
Directly guide, mentor, and coach a team of three senior developers.
Monitor team performance; resolve impediments; develop and implement solutions for driving improvement.
Coordinate schedule execution and plan program-wide software/architecture releases.
Lead Program Increment (PI) Planning from technical aspect. Grooming the objectives and provide technical details, work on architecture.
Lead cross-team collaboration in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts
Brief customers on the development progress throughout the PI cycle on program status, including the status of testing, deployment, and release readiness
Maintain application posture for code coverage and ensure the CM process defined is working for the team.
Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design and define needs for build APIs.
Maintain high standards of software quality using software development best practices and automated testing.
Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
Collaborate with government customers on requirements development.
Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
Basic Qualifications:
BA/BS and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience OR 4 years of directly related experience in lieu of degree
Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to start
8 years of hands-on experience using at least 6 the following, but not limited to:
Angular, JavaScript, CSS, & HTML, Springboot, Material UI, JAVA etc.
AWS Cloud, Amazon Elastic Kubernete Service (EKS), Ansible, GIT, Rafay
RESTful Web Services, Hibernate
Oracle/ MySQL/Postgres, microservices, Springboot, Java.
CI/CD, Experience in Agile development, and UX/UI.
Experience with wireframe software to formulate effective mockups.
Must be a self-starter, strong leader, and can work independently with little supervision.
Knowledge of software design patterns.
Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint).
Proficiency with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with DevOps frameworks.
Experience with Jira, Confluence.
Preferred Qualifications:
Active DOD Top Secret or DHS CBP BI
Solid experience as a full stack Java developer.
AWS, Microservices, User experience , containerization, CI/CD
Experience in AWS App Development.
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Original Posting:
January 28, 2026For U.S. Positions: 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00The 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.
Other facts
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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What you'll do
- The team lead will guide and mentor a team of developers, ensuring successful project delivery and resolving any impediments. They will also coordinate software releases and maintain high standards of software quality.
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