Software Engineer & Data Scientist

Join the Exploration Environment and Earth Intelligence Division at Leidos where youll play a pivotal role supporting the U.S. Naval Oceanography Program at the John C. Stennis Space Center. This unique opportunity blends software engineering and data science allowing you to develop and sustain mission-critical systems and extract actionable insights from complex scientific and geospatial datadirectly impacting Navy and allied operations.

As a member of our embedded team at the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) youll collaborate with technical experts work with high-resolution databases and help solve real-world challenges in undersea warfare oceanography and meteorology. Youll have the chance to design build and analyze advanced software and data solutions in a dynamic mission-driven environment.

What Youll Do:

• Develop maintain and enhance operational software systems from requirements gathering through deployment using best practices in a hybrid agile environment.
• Design and implement methods to consolidate analyze and visualize large complex and diverse datasets from multiple sources.
• Apply advanced statistical concepts algorithms and automated processes to solve practical Naval Oceanography challenges.
• Collaborate with physical scientists software engineers and data scientists on configuration management data analysis cyber reviews and operational testing.
• Contribute to scientific data processing geospatial mapping and the development of tools dashboards and queries to monitor and improve operational performance.
• Communicate progress insights and potential risks effectively within the team.
• Ensure all activities meet technical schedule and cost goals and comply with Navy security and information assurance requirements.

What You Bring:

• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret (or above) security clearance (or ability to obtain one quickly).
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Science Engineering or a related technical field; relevant experience or certifications may substitute for degree.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C C C# Java and Python (including libraries like Pandas NumPy SciPy).
• Experience with database technologies (e.g. SQL NoSQL) and data manipulation in Windows and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with ESRI ArcGIS products and geospatial workflows.
• Ability to execute troubleshoot and modify scripts (Python shell).
• Strong foundation in statistics data analysis and scientific data processing.
• Understanding of AI/ML techniques cloud-based methods and modern software development frameworks (e.g. MVVM MAUI).
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with NAVOCEANO production data processes and products (e.g. Oceanographic and Atmospheric Model Library Navy Digital Bathymetric Database).
• Knowledge of classified and unclassified Navy computing environments.

If youre passionate about building innovative software and uncovering insights from complex dataand want to make a real impact on national security and scientific discoverywe encourage you to apply!

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The 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.