Senior Software Engineer

Leidos • Arlington, VA, United States • Posted June 01, 2026

Location Arlington, VA
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 01, 2026
**Description**

The Leidos Defense Sector currently has an opening for a **Lead** **Software Engineer** to support advanced image analysis and mission software development efforts within our **Space Vehicle Agile Release Train** environment. This is a unique opportunity to serve as the primary technical liaison for our Space Vehicle software repository and architecture, supporting multiple Agile teams contributing to a complex image analysis system.

In this role, you will work closely with scientists, software engineers, and integration teams to ensure software development aligns with established architecture standards, Agile processes, and mission objectives.

The selected candidate will help modernize and sustain critical capabilities while mentoring teams in software engineering best practices, code quality, and CI/CD processes. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical leadership, experience working across multi-disciplinary teams, and the abil...

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