Data Engineer
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Job Location:
Sterling, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 85150 - 153925
Posted on:
25 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business.
The National Security Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Data Engineer with a strong background in data analytics to support an exciting DHS software development this role you will work alongside various business process stakeholders and application developers to provide data necessary for decision support tools across an array of operational functions. The ideal candidate will have solid core skills and proven history in implementing appropriate modeling and data science strategies required to address customer needs. This role requires a strong foundation in Data Science concepts Python programming experience and the ability to work in fast-paced collaborative development teams.
Primary Responsibilities
Conducting data analytics data engineering data mining exploratory analysis predictive analysis and statistical analysis to transform data into narrative products for informed decision making.
Designing and building data management systems collaborating with data users to optimize architectures and systems.
Selecting and configuring backend database technologies and optimizing scalable efficient data pipelines to ingest process and transform structured and unstructured data infrastructure for intelligence needs.
Implementing automated processes for integrating various datasets conducting scalable data research and developing scripts to handle data efficiently.
Collaborating with collection managers and computer scientists to design new data processes and generate algorithms for automated collection strategies
Participating in briefings meetings conferences and working groups to provide advice and resolve issues as requested by the Government.
Support multiple simultaneous projects and take open-ended or high-level guidance independently and collaboratively make discoveries that are mission-relevant and package and deliver the findings to a non-technical audience.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree and 6-8 years of relevant experience in Statistics Mathematics Data Analytics or a related analytical field
US Citizen
Ability to get/maintain Public Trust clearance
Strong understanding of data modeling data warehousing and database design principles
Skilled in relational databases SQL and API-based data querying
Experience developing predictive algorithms image classifiers object detectors and others
Proficiency in data visualization and graphical applications (PowerBI etc)
Experience with major data science languages such as R and Python
Ability to manage and merge disparate data sources using R Python or SQL
Preferred Qualifications
Exceptional coordination and collaboration skills
Track record of active learning and creative problem solving
Familiarity using GIT SVN Jira or other version control technologies
Experience with Azure cloud data analytics tools
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
October 20 2025For 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.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $85150.00 - $153925.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
