Java Software Engineer - Scrum Master

About the role

This is a hybrid technical role where approximately 50% of your time will be spent designing, developing, testing, and maintaining production software, while the remaining 50% will be dedicated to serving as Scrum Master for an Agile development team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, review, debug, deploy, and maintain production-quality cloud-native Java microservices while contributing to software architecture and technical design decisions.
• Serve as Scrum Master on a SAFe Agile team within a large-scale software development environment, facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing impediments, promoting continuous improvement, and helping the team deliver predictable sprint outcomes.
• Leverage modern DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, AI-assisted development tools, and engineering best practices to accelerate the delivery of secure, high-quality software.
• Collaborate with the Release Train Engineer, management, and cross-functional stakeholders to communicate team status, risks, dependencies, and delivery progress.
• Coordinate with the Release Train Engineer, management, and cross-functional stakeholders to communicate team status, risks, dependencies, and delivery progress.
• Support deployment, operational troubleshooting, and resolution of critical issues in development, test, and production environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster collaboration across engineering teams to ensure successful sprint execution and project delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of prior experience.
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing, testing, and reviewing Java applications.
• 1+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master on a SAFe Agile team within a large-scale software development environment.
• Significant experience with Web development and commonly used front-end tools and languages (React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Significant experience with unit testing tools such as Junit and Mockito.
• Experience with RESTful API, JSON, XML, XSD.
• Experience with Spring Framework, Spring Security, and Spring Boot.
• Experience with Linux.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git or Subversion.
• Experience with common development tools and IDEs (Eclipse, VS Code, etc.).
• Understanding of sound software development principles and practices.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of or experience with AI-assisted coding (Claude Code, Codex etc.) is preferred.
• Knowledge of or experience with microservices and cloud-based environments is preferred.
• Knowledge of or experience with Python programming language is preferred.
• Knowledge of or experience with Ansible playbooks and YAML is preferred.
• Knowledge of or experience with Linux shell scripting is preferred.
• Knowledge of or experience with MongoDB is preferred.
• Knowledge of air traffic control and flight services ATMC is preferred.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies.

Benefits

Leidos offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement plans. For more details, please visit www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $87,100.00 - $157,450.00.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role with approximately 50% of your time spent on software engineering and 50% on Scrum Master responsibilities.