# Principal Biometrics Software Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Bethesda, MD
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Principal Biometrics Software Engineer to join our Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area. As a leading provider of security engineering, computer network operations, and analytical methods, we require a skilled engineer to integrate biometric technologies into existing software systems.

The successful candidate will have expertise in biometric algorithms and software development practices, with a strong understanding of various biometric modalities, including facial recognition, fingerprint, and iris scanning.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Design and implement software modules to integrate biometric modalities with existing applications and systems

- Develop and maintain application programming interfaces (APIs) for third-party applications to interact with the biometric system

- Contribute to the overall system architecture for biometric integration, ensuring scalability, security, and performance

- Develop data processing pipelines to handle biometric data capture, storage, and transmission

- Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement using Java and JavaScript

- Create detailed technical documentation for integration processes, API usage, and system configurations

- Identify and resolve issues related to biometric integration, including software compatibility and data quality

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Strong understanding of various biometric modalities, including their strengths, limitations, and accuracy factors

- Experience with integrating third-party APIs and SDKs for biometric data capture and processing

- Understanding of security protocols and best practices for handling sensitive biometric data

- Familiarity with database technologies to store and manage biometric data

- Expertise with Java, Spring, C2S, and the software development lifecycle

- Bachelor's degree with 12 or more years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 10 or more years of relevant experience

- US Citizenship and possession of an active TS//SCI with Polygraph

**Benefits:** Leidos offers competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, Immediate Vesting in our 401K, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and more.

**Salary Range:** $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

## Skills

### Required
- Java
- JavaScript
- Spring
- C2S
- biometric modalities
- API integration
- database management
- security protocols

### Nice to have
- structured analysis and design methodologies
- biometric-based identity management solutions

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