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Job Description:

Leidos is seeking a talented Software Engineer Intern, located in Windsor Mill, MD. The Leidos team currently supports the Social Security Administration (SSA) in design, development, and testing of the Enterprise Middleware for Electronic Submissions system which is a Java / Spring Boot based API which is used by a number of other SSA enterprise applications to request and coordinate the upload of various types of documents from the general public (e.g. forms, documents, pay stubs, etc.). The candidate should possess a strong working understanding of modern Java fundamentals and ideally also have some experience with the Spring / Spring Boot frameworks (although not absolutely required). The application leverages a PostgreSQL database backend, so familiarity with that database engine and/or JDBC/SQL more generally will also be helpful (also H2 for running locally/in-memory). The team is currently in the process of building various Management Information (MI) / Business Intelligence (BI) reports using Tableau so familiarity with that tool or other similar data reporting tools may also be helpful. The candidate must be able to pass a Federal Suitability Check for a position of public trust.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform technical tasks as assigned, including software development, technical analysis/research, debugging/testing, etc.
• Attend team meetings and agile ceremonies and participate in the software engineering lifecycle
• Analyze and improve code and participate in code peer review process to ensure the highest degree of software quality
• Communicate clearly and effectively with Leidos team members as well as SSA leaders in all team meetings/discussions

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university in a related field of study
• Understanding of the Java programming language and working understanding of all language constructs such as collections, streams, lambdas, threads, garbage collection, etc.
• Understanding of Spring / Spring Boot or other dependency injection / IoC framework
• Experience with JUnit, Mockito, Rest Assured and/or other Java testing frameworks/tools
• Understanding of RESTful API design principles and general HTTP web service utilization patterns
• Experience with one or more frameworks such as AngularJS, jQuery, ReactJS, and Express/Node.js
• Experience using Git, Maven, etc.
• Strong communication and writing skills
• The passion and drive to expand coding skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• US citizenship or permanent residency required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern software development tools (e.g. CI/CD) including Bitbucket, Jenkins, VersionOne/Agility, Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Experience with Apache POI, iText, PDFBox, and other similar libraries for file format conversion
• Tableau / reporting experience

Pay Range:

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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