Leidos seeks a Senior Software Architect for its National Security Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area to lead the development of new capabilities in a complex, high-performance system. This role involves overseeing a team of developers, making high-level architectural decisions, and managing the software development process in an Agile environment. The architect will collaborate with various teams, including program management and information assurance, and is responsible for defining architectural direction, evaluating requirements against constraints, and establishing strategies for application monitoring and infrastructure. Key responsibilities include designing flexible solutions that balance customer needs with cybersecurity and CI/CD goals, managing changes to the software architecture, and supporting team training. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in secure systems architecture, leading development teams, and using tools like JetBrains CLion, GitLab Enterprise, CMake, and various testing frameworks. They should also be proficient in languages such as C++17 and have a solid understanding of database management and scripting skills with Perl, Ruby, or Python.
Skills
C++17
GitLab Enterprise
CI/CD
Qt/QML
SQLite
NNG
Google Protocol Buffers
Catch2
Clang-Format
CPPLint
FlawFinder
Valgrind
Clang-Tidy
MySQL
Oracle RDBMS
Microsoft SQL Server
Perl
Ruby
Python
Agile
SCRUM
What you'll do
Designs and develops complex software applications that meet logical and mathematical requirements.
Collaborates with hardware engineers to plan and develop electronic data processing systems for commercial use.
Conducts research to determine user needs and evaluates system capabilities to resolve programming issues.
Formulates flexible software designs that balance customer environment, cybersecurity, CI/CD, and other constraints.
Defends against changes to the software architecture that could introduce complexity or future supportability issues.
Leads discussions at customer meetings and technical interchange meetings related to project work.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Systems with at least 12+ years of related experience or Master’s Degree with at least 10+ years.
Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Minimum of 12+ years designing and developing large integrated classified systems.
Minimum of 10+ years leading development teams.
Proven experience analyzing code for weaknesses, errors, and overseeing improvements.
Experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab Enterprise, CMake, vcpkg, and testing/QA tools.
Solid understanding of secure system architecture and development.
Market check
Salary context
This
$131,300–$237,350
range sits above
65%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$138,950–$214,950
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$145,000–$203,200
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
Leidos currently has
199 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$107,900–$195,050
across 187 roles with salary data.