Cloud Data Scientist & Pipelines Engineer

Leidos Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Inc. in Alexandria, VA is seeking Data Scientists to support data architecture, ETL, and data governance across programs. The role emphasizes building data pipelines, API-based data movement, and adherence to government standards for secure data handling.

Candidates should have 4+ years of experience with databases and cloud architectures, strong programming skills in Python/JS/Java, and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. BS degree required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.
• Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience programming with Python, JavaScript, or Java.
• Experience developing and sustaining operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces.
• Bachelor's Degree in related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating the data pipelines to store and process data from emergent sensors and platforms, including databases and schemas.
• Develop workflows to enable API-based data movement between data platforms as directed by the government.
• Ensure all sensor data adheres to government data schemas, formats, and governance requirements.
• Assess metadata, data formats, and data structure changes for ingestion and movement in the data operations pipeline.
• Pre-process and standardize data to match standards or be transformed for labeling and model testing (e.g., format conversion, tiling).

Skills

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud architectures

APIs

Programming: Python/JavaScript/Java

Operational data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Java

Job description

Leidos Inc. in Alexandria, VA is seeking Data Scientists to support data architecture, ETL, and data governance across programs. The role emphasizes building data pipelines, API-based data movement, and adherence to government standards for secure data handling.

Candidates should have 4+ years of experience with databases and cloud architectures, strong programming skills in Python/JS/Java, and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. BS degree required.