Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Senior Engineer

Leidos; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Senior Engineer with deep Nexthink expertise, fully remote across the United States. You will engineer and automate endpoint experience, build dashboards, and integrate Nexthink with major ITSM and management platforms.

The role requires 12+ years in IT, strong scripting in PowerShell, and enterprise IT experience; active Public Trust and US citizenship are needed. This is a high-impact position focused on enterprise-scale DEX improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years’ IT experience with Nexthink and enterprise endpoint tech.
• 5+ years administering Nexthink Infinity and related tools.
• Experience integrating Nexthink with ServiceNow, Moveworks, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Administer, optimize and upgrade Nexthink Infinity platform for stability and governance.
• Develop automation and self-healing workflows to resolve endpoint issues.
• Design integrations between Nexthink and ServiceNow, Intune, SCCM, and similar systems.
• Build dashboards and reports to translate telemetry into actionable insights.
• Drive digital adoption and campaigns to improve employee experience.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on DEX strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Nexthink

Automation

Endpoint engineering

Observability

Analytics

PowerShell

Bash

APIs

ServiceNow

Moveworks

Intune

SCCM

Jamf

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Entra ID

Splunk

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Nexthink

ServiceNow

Moveworks

Splunk

PowerShell

Intune

SCCM

Jamf

Job description

The Mission Driver Enablement Center (MDEC) at Leidos is seeking an experienced Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Senior Engineer. This is a fully remote position open to candidates located anywhere in the United States.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must have an active Public Trust with ability to obtain Secret or higher, as needed, US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The ideal candidate brings deep Nexthink expertise, having progressed beyond platform administration into engineering, automation, and enterprise integrations. They combine DEX knowledge with endpoint engineering, observability, and analytics to turn telemetry and user experience data into scalable solutions that drive measurable improvements in digital employee experience at enterprise scale.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Nexthink Platform Engineering & Administration Engineer, administer, and optimize the Nexthink Infinity platform (Collectors, Investigations, Dashboards, Campaigns, Alerts, Remote Actions, role-based access). Ensure platform stability, scalability, security, and data integrity through governance, compliance, and operational standards. Own platform upgrades, feature adoption, and continuous improvement, including supporting documentation and playbooks. Partner cross-functionally to drive adoption of Nexthink capabilities.
• Automation & Self-Healing Engineering Develop, test, and maintain Nexthink Remote Actions and automated remediation workflows. Build proactive and reactive automations to resolve common endpoint, application, and user experience issues. Develop self-healing capabilities for device health, application performance, configuration drift, compliance gaps, network connectivity, and Microsoft 365 experience issues. Create reusable automation frameworks and engineering standards to accelerate remediation development.
• Integrations & Platform Engineering Design and implement integrations between Nexthink and enterprise platforms, including ServiceNow, Microsoft Intune/SCCM, Moveworks, Microsoft 365, Splunk and other endpoint management, monitoring, and ITSM solutions. Leverage APIs, web services, and automation platforms to orchestrate workflows and automate data exchange. Collaborate with engineering, operations, and platform teams to operationalize DEX insights and remediation workflows. Ensure integrations align with enterprise architecture, security standards, and governance requirements.
• Analytics, Reporting & Experience Insights Build dashboards, investigations, and reports covering device health, application performance, collaboration, network quality, and employee sentiment. Use NQL and platform analytics to identify trends, root causes, and automation opportunities. Deliver operational and executive reporting that demonstrates DEX program effectiveness and business value. Translate telemetry and UX data into actionable recommendations for IT and business stakeholders.
• Employee Engagement & Digital Adoption Design and manage Nexthink Campaigns to gather feedback, measure sentiment, and drive digital adoption through targeted communications and guided remediation. Partner with support and engineering teams to support change initiatives and improve employee technology experience and adoption.
• Continuous Improvement & DEX Strategy Identify recurring issues, high-volume incidents, and experience gaps suitable for automation using data from Nexthink, ServiceNow, Moveworks, and end-user/support feedback. Partner with EUC, Infrastructure, Security, Service Management, and Engineering teams to improve digital employee experience and contribute to DEX strategy, roadmap, and maturity initiatives. Stay current on Nexthink capabilities, automation technologies, and industry best practices.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering with 12+ years of relevant experience; equivalent relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience administering, engineering, and supporting the Nexthink Infinity platform.
• 10 + years of experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure, End User Computing (EUC), workplace technology, and/or endpoint engineering environments.
• Proven experience implementing and scaling Nexthink in large enterprise environments supporting 10,000+ endpoints.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Nexthink, including Remote Actions, Investigations, Dashboards, Campaigns, Alerts, Application Experience, Software Metering, and Nexthink Query Language (NQL).
• Advanced scripting and automation experience, including PowerShell (required), Bash/Shell scripting (preferred), automated remediation and self‑healing solutions, API/web service integrations, and integrating Nexthink with ServiceNow, Moveworks, or similar platforms.
• Strong knowledge of endpoint management and enterprise technologies, including Intune, SCCM, Jamf, Microsoft 365, Active Directory/Entra ID, and endpoint security.
• Proven analytical and troubleshooting skills, with experience using data to drive improvements in complex enterprise environments.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Nexthink certification(s) and experience with AI Drive and Adopt.
• Experience with ServiceNow ITSM/ITOM, asset management, and observability platforms such as Splunk.
• Knowledge of DEX frameworks, employee sentiment measurement, and Experience Level Objectives (XLOs).

**_Candidates selected for an interview should note that it will be conducted live via video, with cameras on at all times. As part of our identity verification process, a photo will be taken during the interview to confirm your identity and help protect against fraud. At hire, you will complete formal identity verification._**

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Original Posting: September 21, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 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.

Pay and Benefits:

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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Commitment and Diversity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.