Biometrics Software Engineer (SME)
00100 LEIDOS, INC. · 1662 Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda MD
$154,050–$278,475from the description
Jul 14, 2026
1662 Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda MD
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior software engineering role focused on integrating biometric technologies — such as facial recognition, fingerprint, and iris scanning — into existing systems and platforms. Day-to-day work involves designing integration modules, building and maintaining APIs, shaping system architecture, and building data pipelines for biometric capture and processing, primarily in Java and Spring. The role suits a highly experienced engineer with deep biometric and API integration knowledge who holds an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Senior level · 13+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The job title includes '(SME)' — Subject Matter Expert — but no formal seniority band (e.g., Senior, Staff) appears in the title itself, so the title states no level. The scope and experience requirements (13–15+ years) support a Senior classification.
The degree requirement states Master's + 15 years OR Doctorate + 13 years, but explicitly allows 'additional years of experience substituted in lieu of a degree,' so no minimum degree is hard-gated. overall years minimum is set to 13 (the lower bound across the stated options).
A TS/SCI with Polygraph is an explicit hard gate ('To be considered you must have an active and current TS/SCI w/ Poly security clearance').
C2S (Commercial Cloud Services — AWS's classified cloud environment) is listed alongside Java and Spring in the Basic Qualifications as a required technology.
No specific work location or CBSA is stated in the posting. Leidos is headquartered in Reston, VA, but the posting does not specify a site; location fields are left blank.
Biometric integration (covering modalities such as facial recognition, fingerprint, and iris scanning, and systems such as IDEMIA MBSS) is listed as a core required competency in Basic Qualifications, though it names no single discrete tool — captured as a skill given its centrality to the role.
Preferred qualifications include structured analysis/design methodologies and experience with biometric-based identity management solutions; these are not captured as separate skills because they name no specific technology or tool.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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