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Senior Python Developer Job at Leidos in Columbia

Leidos, Columbia, MD, United States


Job #: R-00177264-OTHLOC-PL-2D0565
Location: Columbia, Maryland
Category: Software Engineering
Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift: Day
Remote Type: No Remote
Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
External Referral Program : Ineligible
Sector: Intel

Kudu Dynamics is a Leidos owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers, engineers, makers, and shakers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions – across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next of capabilities.

Job Description
Join a growing team of security researchers and software engineers as we transition a state‑of‑the‑art IoT security solution from the lab to multiple customers. This role sits at the intersection of helping end users, developing new features, and coordinating with technical partners to integrate new datasets and technologies. This position can be in Columbia, Maryland or Chantilly, Virginia.

US Citizenship with TS/SCI and Counter-Intelligence Polygraph clearance

Four years of experience in a Python Development role

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Expertise in scripting (Python, shell scripting)

Expertise with Docker and container orchestration (Nomad, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)

Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)

Experience with system monitoring, introspection, and visualization technologies (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack)

Experience with GitLab CI/CD

Experience working in an Agile Scrum development team

Database administration/development experience with PostgreSQL or similar

Experience supporting full-stack solutions including RESTful API and Angular-based web UI

Experience with networking protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTPS, TLS)

Experience with user management and onboarding new users

Experience with Twelve‑Factor App methodology

Intelligent, proactive, and driven to achieve results

Specific Duties

Troubleshoot and maintain the deployed application

Onboard and manage new users

Actively search for and screen new data sources and technologies to meet program demands

Serve as primary point of contact for current and future data sources/technical partners

Set up technical exchange meetings and gather/catalogue data information

Understand security restrictions and access requirements

Education Requirements

BS/MS (BA/MA) in a technical degree field, plus a minimum of 4 years directly related experience

In lieu of a degree, 10 years of directly related experience

Technical Skills

Expertise with Linux system administration

Expertise in scripting (Bash, Python)

Expertise with container build tools (Docker, Buildah)

Expertise with Kubernetes (installing, managing, operating)

Experience with Kubernetes CD tools (FluxCD, ArgoCD)

Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm)

Experience with system monitoring, introspection, and visualization technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK stack)

Experience with GitLab CI

Experience with networking protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTPS, TLS); comfortable diagnosing and resolving networking issues

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range
Pay Range: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
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 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.

Leidos recruiters may also contact you through the legitimate email addresses of [emailprotected] and [emailprotected]. If you receive an email from these addresses, you can trust it is part of our official recruiting communications.

Equal Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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