Data Scientist

Leidos is seeking multiple Data Scientists to support our team in Alexandria, VA. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining and implementing the data architecture for all Program data.

Job Summary: As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for supporting the maintenance and implementation of the data architecture for all Program data. This position requires experience with databases, cloud architecture, and compliance with data standards. You will maintain data backend workflows that allow for the movement of data across security domains and across systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist in creating data pipelines to store and process data related to emergent sensors and platforms, including database tables and schemas, data health alerts, and Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes.
• Develop workflows to enable API-based movement of data related to sensors between data platforms as directed by the government.
• Ensure all sensor data adheres to Government-directed data schemas, formats, and governance requirements.
• Assess potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regards to changes to databases, schemas, APIs, and other ETL-related processes.
• Determine how to pre-process and standardize data to match existing data standards or transform it into a usable state for labeling and model testing purposes.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.
• Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java.
• Experience developing and sustaining operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 8 years of experience. Additional years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a SCI prior to starting and obtaining a Polygraph post-hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions (e.g., NGA CORE, NGA MLOps), Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and Government Non-Person Entity (NPE) certificates.
• Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise.
• Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency, and volumetrics of operational data pipelines.

Pay Range: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00