C-UAS Tactical Software Systems Engineer

Description

Job Title: Tactical Software Systems Engineer

- Counter‑UAS Network Communication System

Locations

Huntsville, AL and Alexandria, VA. Telecommuting may be available.

Clearance

Active Secret with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Leidos

is seeking a Tactical Software Systems Engineer to develop and modernize software for the Army’s Counter‑UAS Network Communication System (NCS). You’ll build secure, resilient software enabling remote management, cloud integration, and tactical communications for M‑LIDS and FS‑LIDS systems supporting Short‑Range Air Defense (SHORAD) missions.

This role spans full‑lifecycle engineering—architecture updates, secure comms development, contested‑environment cloud integration, remote C2 tooling, integration/test, and cybersecurity support. Your work directly strengthens the Army’s ability to detect and defeat low, slow, small UAS threats in degraded and contested environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze and upgrade existing C‑UAS software architecture.
• Design/modify tactical software components, interfaces, and data flows.
• Develop secure communication protocols (encryption, MFA, access control).
• Build cloud‑integrated data collection/transfer software for DIL environments.
• Create remote command‑and‑control and monitoring tools (centralized & distributed).
• Integrate, test, and validate software in simulated contested conditions.
• Support cybersecurity, RMF/ATO activities, and patch/security updates.
• Present technical results and maintain system requirements documentation.

Basic Qualifications

* Bachelor’s in CS, Software/Computer/Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) + 10+ years tactical/embedded software experience. * Strong development experience in C, C++, Python, Java. * Proven background in complex software architecture design/modification. *