Software Engineering Manager - Developer Portal

Description

Software Engineering Manager - Developer Portal

This is not a maintenance role. This is a reinvention role.

We are seeking aSoftware Engineering Managerwho combines deep technical expertise with strong architectural instincts and the ability to drive innovation across teams. In this role, you will serve as athought leader and lead engineerin the design and development ofan Internal Developer Portal that exposes templated offerings to developers for quickly provisioning resources and creating environments, as part of a standardized developer experience across all of Leidos.

You will define technical direction, evaluate emerging technologies, prototype new capabilities, and guide engineering teams in building production-ready systems. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection ofAI, developer experience, and platform engineering, and who enjoys shaping strategy as much as writing code.

This is a role for builders who bias toward action, who believe disruption can coexist with rigor, and who want to apply cutting-edge AI to the problems that matter most.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Serve as thearchitectural leadfor developer platforms, establishing patterns, reference implementations, and best practices.
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient software systems that integrate Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and development best practices for security, compliance, and architecture.
• Drive technical roadmap for next-generation software acceleration tools-including developer platforms, tooling, containers, and CI/CD.
• Lead architecture reviews, evaluate new technologies, and set engineering standards for developer productivity and environment management.

Hands-On Engineering

• Build high-quality software with modern languages and frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps).
• Develop pipelines and services that enable developer acceleration and speed of delivery.
• Prototype early concepts to rapidly and transition successful prototypes into robust, production systems.
• Integrate COTS and open source software into mature, robust offerings for developers to utilize.

Collaboration & Influence

• Partner with product, UX, and platform teams to define features, user journeys, and developer experience goals.
• Act as atechnical mentorto senior and mid-level engineers; cultivate a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Collaborate closely with research, data, and cybersecurity teams to ensure solutions are safe, secure, and aligned with mission needs.
• Represent the engineering team in internal and external forums, contributing to thought leadership in development and software engineering modernization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and 12+ years experience in software engineering, including significant experience at the senior/principal/architect level.
• Expertise in designing and building distributed systems, developer tools, or platform engineering products.
• Hands-on experience implementing automated development pipelines and CI/CD infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architectures, Infrastructure as Code, and software automation.
• Strong knowledge of software security, RMF controls, and secure development practices
• Deep understanding of software design patterns, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong coding proficiency in at least two modern languages (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, etc.).
• Ability to drive technical strategy, influence cross-functional teams, and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying and utilizing GitOps platforms (e.g., ArgoCD, Fleet).
• Background building developer experience (DevX) tools, integration of pipelines, and cloud/on-prem deployments.
• Experience with hardening containers and providing versioned artifact baselines for enterprise use
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, secure-by-design principles, or government/missions systems (if relevant).
• Prior role as a thought leader, principal engineer, architect, or technical founder.

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.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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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