Data Engineer

Description

General program information and/or position overview.

Leidos is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the Data Engineer role to support the United States Space Force (USSF) in the design, development, test, and deployment of defensive cyber capabilities. A successful candidate should have a deep understanding of defensive cyber technologies and policy, the relevant stakeholders and their equities, and be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a fast-paced environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Analyze existing data infrastructure, landscape, and security posture to create a data strategy roadmap

Build an action plan in a Microsoft tool that is executable by the US Space Force

Build and maintain an action plan for data collection, storage, and analysis

Ensure cross-functional collaboration by partnering with the Data Strategist to support data infrastructure and mission needs

Basic Qualifications

Requires BS and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree

Understanding of Data Security and access controls in accordance with the DoD and Air Force Data Strategy policies and procedures

Has designed and maintained data architecture, models, schemas and data warehouses

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, with experience creating executive-level operational reports and briefings

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior leaders

Strong attention to detail and ability to work “in the weeds” with data

Understanding of organizational data governance

Understanding of the DoD and Air Force Data Strategy policies and procedures

General understanding of data analytics

Strong understanding of data lifecycle and layers required to process data from ingestion to visualization

Experience with data visualization tools such as Grafana, Apache Superset, Tableau, and Power BI

U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

Current/active DoD Secret Clearance

Advanced technical expertise with demonstrated architectural decision making and project leadership

5 to 7+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, analytics engineering or data platform development

Deep production level expertise with cloud data platforms and warehouses like snowflake, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure

Relevant cloud platform and data ecosystem certifications

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Original Posting:

July 10, 2026

For 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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