Front-end Engineer
Hybrid
Farnborough, United Kingdom
Full Time
15-04-2025
Job Specifications
Description
Front-End Engineer
Location: Farnborough, UK (Hybrid Working Policy)
Clearance: High level of security clearance - (SC/ DV -Developed Vetting)
UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL
Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people and our community. Our mission and our values guide the way we do business. The foundation of our Leidos culture is our Values, Beliefs and Expectations by which we select, recognise and reward employees. They create the environment that drives us toward our mission.
Inspired to make a difference, we are committed to solving the world’s toughest problems. Passionate about customer success by being determined to understand and respond to our customers’ needs as if they were our own.United as a team, we are bound together by our conviction that ethics and integrity is core to how we operate.
Because of a key strategic development and a new exciting business opportunity, we have a requirement for a security-cleared Software Engineer based in the UK working at our Farnborough site and remotely.
Leidos has more than 30 years’ experience of developing and running some of the largest government systems in the world. We are currently hiring to expand our UK based technical team who support our delivery for the UK Govt.
Come join our team and further develop your skills as we deliver and support systems key to the defence of the UK and partner nations.
Being part of the Leidos team is a commitment to push yourself and those around you to do better, constantly adapt and learn new technologies. We’re a passionate team and are committed to developing and growing our staff.
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.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
As a result of some exciting programme wins, we currently have a permanent vacancy for a Software Engineer to support the development and transition into live of a new IT application and infrastructure solution providing support to a critical operational end user.
The Software Engineer will provide input and expertise to maintain alignments with best practices and recommending system/code/process improvements. They will also support the development of junior Software engineers in the program/team.
This Individual Is Expected To Create An Environment For Innovation And Technical Mentoring. You Will Be Self-motivated And Be Able To Work Autonomously To Achieve Day To Day Objectives With Significant Results On Project Or Operational Deliverables, Whilst Also Owning a Variety Of Activities Ensuring Compliance With Project Milestones And Customer KPIs And SLAs. You Must Be An Effective Communicator, Comfortable Directly Engaging With Customers And Colleagues. You Must Also Demonstrate An Analytical And Systematic Approach To Technical Challenges. The Successful Individual Will Be Expected To
Provide DevOps skills engaging in a scrum team being an active part of its delivery and continuous improvement
Develop, test, document and deploy elements of the solution and ensure KT is appropriate for the movement into service
Work with delivery teams to design and implement and integrate modern, scalable products using a range of existing, new and emerging technologies
Collaborate with the wider teams seeking to learn and improve with every sprint
Communicate effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries, understanding the context of the delivery
WHO DO WE NEED?
Skills
We are looking for someone with excellent organisation, communication and development skills who ideally has experience of, or can demonstrate a willingness to learn:
Agile software development methodologies, working in a scrum team, estimation, ticket creation and management, engagement in demos, retrospectives and continuous process improvement
Understanding and experience of the importance of secure by design and delivering within a secure environment
An understanding of DevOps tooling including Ansible, Jenkins and other pipeline technologies
Good knowledge & experience with development in, and software engineering best practices forFront-end web technologies such as:
HTML
CSS
React
Node.js
Django
Python
SQL
Good experience of containerization concepts and tools such as Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)
Good general knowledge of Microsoft Stack technologies such as MS SQL Server, MS System Centre, M365, MS Exchange & CLI tooling such as PowerShell
Familiarity of cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure or GCP
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your CV with us today!
What 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, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
Dynamic Working
Commitment To Diversity
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are
Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.
Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have...
About the Company
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our cus... Know more
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