Senior Front-End Developer - Colorado Springs, United States - Workday

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    Leidos is seeking a Senior Front-End Developer to support United States Space Force (USSF) by developing software in support of Space Systems Command (SSC) Cyber Operations Branch rapid agile development of defensive cyber solutions to protect, defend, and respond to both ground and space based cyber adversarial threats.

    A successful candidate should be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a fast-paced environment.

    Remote work is not an option for this role.

    Primary Responsibilities
    Work with the SAFe governance layer participants & stakeholders on program execution

    Facilitate allocation of work and new resources to ARTs

    Monitor program 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, including logistics and technical preparation

    Lead cross-team collaboration in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts

    Track the execution of features and capabilities through Metrics across program's agile and DevOps teams

    Brief customers on the development progress throughout the PI cycle on program status, including the status of testing, deployment, and release readiness

    Assess skillset needs and collaborate with leadership to staff program openings

    Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks

    Promote teamwork to achieve PI goals

    Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices

    Participating in the design and creation of scalable software

    Writing clean, functional code on the front- and back-end

    Unit testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues

    Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design

    Write effective APIs

    Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency

    Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software

    Create security and data protection settings

    Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design

    Write technical documentation

    Basic Qualifications
    Bachelors degree and 10 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 8 years of prior relevant experience. Applicants without a bachelors degree will not be considered.

    US Citizenship with a Secret security clearance is required.

    Experience in programming languages (at least 2): C, C++, Java, JavaScript, & Python

    Proven experience of supervising up to 9 people.

    Experience in the following applications frameworks (at least 2): React, Angular, Python, JavaScript, CSS, & HTML, & Material UI

    Familiarity & knowledge with the following, Apache Spark, Kubernetes, Kafka, SIMP Project, Ansible, Docker, GIT, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Suricata, Zeek, Kibana, Logstash, Elastic Search, Neo4J, PostgreSQL, AWS Cloud & Nifi

    Experience or Knowledge in the following Areas:

    Agile software development, agile methodologies, agile project management, software project management, defensive cyber military operations, software development life cycle management, program/project management, systems engineering, strategic planning, cross-functional team

    Preferred Qualifications
    Relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience in Space Systems Command

    Experience with Cyber Operations Branch (SSC/SZYO) program office

    Advisory and Assistance Service (A&AS), or System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) to Government program office

    Experience with ACAT I/II level acquisition programs


    Pay Range:
    Pay Range $97, $176,250.00

    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.

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