Full Job Description
Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a talented Software Integration Lead to join a diverse team to create unique solutions for complex sensor and radar orientated problems. We have offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, we provide responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions.
Primary Responsibilities
Candidate will support advanced technology radar product development and software delivery. This includes negotiation of the agile backlog priorities, schedule estimation based on agile team velocity, presenting progress to customers and negotiating schedule changes and content impacts, and interfacing with lab IT to ensure the development toolchain is in good working order.
In this role you will work closely with a highly collaborative development team primarily in a lab environment. Two separate CI/CD pipelines must be maintained: one in a cloud environment and one in a lab environment.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited school with a strong demonstration of the skills listed below plus 8-12 years of experience in software development project management. A working knowledge of C++ is required, but this position does not require direct code development.
- Good communication skills for working in a highly collaborative lab environment and interfacing with
Must have excellent teamwork skills and possess and show good fundamentals in the following:
- Jira agile boards, backlogs, and reports
- Agile practices like scrum, iterations, and schedules based on team velocity
- GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
- Familiarity with Modern C++ development
- Familiarity with Unit Test development
Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess and maintain a Final Secret Clearance.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL, area
Preferred Qualifications
Additional skills in the following is preferred, but not required:
- Jira
- GitLab
- Google unit test
- Previous military experience
Original Posting:
May 29, 2026
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
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.