Data Engineering Specialist

Job overview

Data Engineering Specialist, onsite, in Odenton, MD. Salary range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 per year. Leidos seeks a Data Engineering Specialist to support the Global Management System (GMS) Team for the Global Solutions Management – Operations II (GSM-O II) contract. The candidate will support data engineering activities, contributing to the integration and enrichment of DISN network topology data to enable advanced data correlation and analytics, assisting in designing and implementing data enrichment pipelines.

What you'll do

• Contribute to data engineering efforts by supporting the integration and enrichment of DISN network topology data for advanced data correlation and analytics.
• Participate in technical discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop, test, and deploy data pipelines and integration solutions across distributed systems and cloud environments, using Python, JavaScript, Java, and SQL.
• Assist in requirements gathering and collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement data enrichment pipelines.
• Develop and maintain Kibana visualizations and dashboards.
• Support Kafka system integrations.
• Collaborate within Agile scrum teams.
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with geographically distributed team members.
• Troubleshoot and help resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.
• Ensure solutions comply with DoD security standards and guidelines.

What we're looking for

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education

Experience

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 4–8 years of professional experience; or 2–6 years of professional experience with a related master’s degree. 4+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or business/data analysis. Hands-on software development experience with Python, Java, SQL, and working knowledge of JavaScript and HTML. Experience with distributed version control systems such as Git and Bitbucket. Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools. Experience designing, developing, and optimizing ETL processes and data pipelines. Background in data modeling, unification, and analytics. Experience implementing application and system integrations. Understanding of networking and internet protocols. Experience developing and deploying software on UNIX/Linux command line platforms. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience with Agile project management and collaboration tools. Active Secret DoD Security clearance. Active Security+ Certification.

Skills & competencies

data engineering specialist

data engineering

data pipelines

etl

kafka

elasticsearch

elk stack

kibana

python

java

sql

javascript

agile

scrum

odenton md

leidos

full-time

onsite

secret clearance

security+

disn

dodin

Why this role

Experience with CI/CD techniques, containerized pipelines, and DevOps practices. Familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts. Experience with data integration, storage, and analysis technologies such as Kafka, Elastic, Spark, or NiFi. Hands-on experience with Kafka connector integrations. Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines. Experience developing and deploying software in AWS cloud environments. Experience with full software lifecycle automation. Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines. Experience developing and deploying software in DoD environments.

About the employer

Leidos is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing. Sector: 31.