Python Developer - Chantilly, VA | leidos Job

Python Developer

Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is Leidos Owned Company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos company is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities.

Minimum Requirements: ​

• US Citizenship with TS/SCI or clearable

• Four years of experience in a Python or Golang Development role

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

• Expertise in scripting (Python, shell scripting)

• Expertise with Docker and container orchestration (Nomad, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)

• Proficiency in software development in Python or Golang

• Experience with GitLab CI/CD

• Experience working in an Agile Scrum development team

• Database administration/development experience with PostgreSQL or similar Experience with networking protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTPS, TLS)

• Self-starter requiring minimal supervision Intelligent, proactive, and driven to achieve results

​ Nice-to-Haves:

• US Citizenship with TS/SCI and Counter-Intelligence Polygraph clearance

• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)

• Experience delivering solutions on AWS

• Experience with system monitoring, introspection, and visualization technologies (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack)

• Experience supporting full-stack solutions including RESTful API and Angular-based web UI Linux system administration experience

Specific Duties:

• Troubleshoot and maintain the deployed application

• Onboard and managing new users

• Actively search for and screen new data sources and technologies to meet program demands

• Serve as primary point of contact for current and future data sources/technical partners

• Set up technical exchange meetings and gather/catalogue data information Understand security restrictions and access requirements

Education Requirements:

• BS/MS (BA/MA) in a technical degree field, plus a minimum of 4 years directly related experience

• In lieu of a degree, 10 years of directly related experience

Technical Skills:

• Expertise with Linux system administration

• Expertise in scripting (Bash, Python/Golang)

• Expertise with container build tools (Docker, Buildah)

• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm)

• Experience delivering solutions on AWS/Azure

• Experience with system monitoring, introspection, and visualization technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK stack)

• Experience with GitLab CI

• Experience with networking protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTPS, TLS); comfortable diagnosing and resolving networking issues

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.

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