Graduate Software Engineer
- Recruiter
- Leidos
- Location
- Farnborough
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 21 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 28 Jun 2017
- Sectors
- Graduate & Internship
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Graduate Software Engineer Job Description Leidos are now recruiting a Software Engineer Graduate for our 2017 Training Programme. We have a great opportunity for a Software Engineer to join our dynamic team of experts in Farnborough. Working on an established programme for one of our Security & Defence clients you will be given the opportunity to work on cutting edge infrastructure technology. For this role you must be eligible for SC clearance. Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. THE ROLE YOU WILL PLAY You will support in the development, integration and testing of COTS, FOSS and Proprietary software in a virtual infrastructure. Areas of responsibility will include systems administration of development and operational virtual and cloud infrastructure. Leidos strives to be a recognised global leader in solving important problems in national, security, health and infrastructure. What you do, where you work, and who's on your team are important. After all you spend a lot of your time and energy at work. Leidos employees are smart people focused on solving the world's most-daunting challenges. The work requires insight, ingenuity, and commitment to the field. PROFILE To be able to delivery fully within this role, you must be able to demonstrate experience in the following areas: - Unix/Linux operating systems - Java, C / C++, Python, PL/SQL, HTML, Java script - Scripting knowledge (e.g. Bourne shell, Perl, Python) - Knowledge of virtualisation and cloud computing - Familiarity with networking and communications protocols (esp. TCP/IP) - Knowledge of the software life cycle - requirements analysis, design, testing and maintenance - Unix JBOSS, Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, Oracle, MySQL - WebSockets, AMQP, Vagrant, Docker, Kubernetes, Platform as a Service or microservices - Familiarity with web development / SOA / configuration - Knowledge of SQL and/or NoSQL Databases - Familiarity with COTS information security products (IDS, Firewalls, Anti-Virus, etc) WHAT DO WE DO FOR YOU? At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes: - Contributory Pension Scheme - Private Medical Insurance - 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays) - Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, childcare vouchers and cycle to work scheme) Our company headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia. Outside of the United States, we operate in 30 countries around the world with more than 2,000employees in global locations. Our largest concentrations are in Australia and the United Kingdom where we continue to expand our local footprint. If you are interested in applying for this role please click the APPLY NOW button