Leidos has an opening for an experienced Build Engineer for Decision Advantage Division. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your experience to support across all-domain large-scale weapon systems, Information Technology Systems, and Command and Control Systems to realize the Department of Defense Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). In this role you will support the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Enterprise Systems Engineering Team (ESET) and Deployable Digital Infrastructure (DDI) Team to design solutions that can be delivered at speed, scale, and with the necessary security to deliver operational advantages to the joint warfighter. ABMS is a top modernization priority for the Department of the Air Force and will be the backbone of a network-centric approach to battle management in partnership with all the services across JADC2. This position will work closely with Program Managers, other domain engineers, and Government counterparts across Government and Industry partners.
Primary Responsibilities
Design and establish configuration management documentation.
Identify and establish baselines and configuration items.
Perform software builds as well as authorize the release of software builds and changes specified by Program or Engineering leadership.
Create and maintain build environments and develop and execute build scripts and test automation (DevOps).
Develop scripts and automate processes to improve efficiencies and accuracy of the software build and release processes.
Provide software configuration management support to software teams.
Perform administration and user support, development, and maintenance for the configuration management toolset.
Perform as configuration management support on various program assignments to include Software CM and/or Hardware CM and Data Management responsibilities.
Research, design and implement new software configuration management tools from the ground-up to automate and release software application.
Participate in Working Groups and IPTs, informal and formal technical interchanges, and formal reviews.
Additional responsibilities as needed by the program.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8-12 years of related experience or a Master’s degree in a related field with 6-10 years of related experience.
US citizenship and an active Secret security clearance, with ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
Experience managing Git-based software repositories (versioning, branching, merging) and binary artifact repositories.
Development experience with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell, Perl, Groovy, Make).
Experience in fast-paced continuous change integration environments.
Continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) experience in software release automation in Agile development process.
Proven ability to define and implement Software Configuration Management processes in an enterprise environment.
Ability to develop effective cross-functional working relationships.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with software CM in a Product Line Engineering (PLE) process
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Original Posting:March 4, 2026For 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.
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