Software Developer

Leidos; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Software Developer with hands-on experience in ETL/ELT development, data integration, and pipeline orchestration. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines across multiple source systems within an agile team, focusing on data accuracy and reliability in a big data environment.

The ideal candidate has strong problem-solving skills, proficiency with AWS-based resources, and experience writing and debugging backend code in TypeScript/Node.js/Python, while

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in ETL/ELT development and data integration.
• Ability to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data transformation, cleansing, validation and migration.
• Experience with AWS-based resources and backend development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize ETL pipelines and data workflows.
• Integrate data from multiple internal and external systems.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and consistency across pipelines.
• Troubleshoot performance and data integrity issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and business teams to support data needs.
• Document pipeline architecture, processes, and operational procedures.

Skills

ETL/ELT development

Data integration

Pipeline orchestration

Data quality & validation

AWS data platforms

TypeScript/Node.js/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

SQL databases

API integrations

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking a Software Developer with strong problem solving and analytical skills who is detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy and reliability. We are looking for a developer with hands on experience in ETL/ELT development, data integration, and pipeline orchestration. The selected will have proven experience designing, building, and maintainingscalable data pipelines, a strong understanding ofdata transformation, cleansing, validation, and migrationprocesses and experience working withlarge, complex datasetsacross multiple source systems.

The customer applies technical resources to accelerate the timely, reliable, and secure delivery of open source data, information, and insights. They require support to maintain and enhance an existing big data exploitation platform. The Software Developer will work within an agile team environment. Work will include creating Amazon Web Services (AWS)-based resources; writing, testing, and debugging custom application code; administering database services; and performing data cleaning, formatting, and other forms of data management. The selected developer’s responsibilities include:

• Designing, developing, and optimizing ETL pipelines and data workflows
• Integrating data from multiple internal and external systems
• Ensuring data quality, reliability, and consistency across pipelines
• Troubleshooting and resolve performance and data integrity issues
• Collaborating with engineering, analytics, and business teams to support data needs
• Documenting pipeline architecture, processes, and operational procedures

The ideal candidate will meet all of the listed skills/experiences but that as this person will work within a team, the client has the ability to approve candidates who meet most of the listed skills/experiences:

• Early/mid-level (5+ ish years usual benchmark) hands-on experiencein ETL/ELT development, data integration, and pipeline orchestration
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintainingscalable data pipelines
• Strong understanding ofdata transformation, cleansing, validation, and migrationprocesses
• Experience working withlarge, complex datasetsacross multiple source systems

As well as the Basic Qualifications:

• Must have an active TS/SCI with Poly to be considered
• Must have a Bachelor's and at least 12 years of relatable work experience OR a Masters and at least 10 years of relatable work experience OR 16+ years of relatable work experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong expertise in ETL tools, frameworks, and best practices
• Proficiency inTypeScript,Node.js, andPythonfor backend and data pipeline development
• Experience developing and maintainingAPI integrations, batch jobs, and automated workflows
• Strong knowledge ofSQLand relational databases
• Familiarity withdata modeling, schema design, and performance optimization
• Experience withcloud-basedor on-prem data environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience withElasticsearch, including indexing, querying, and optimizing search/data
• Experience withApache NiFifor data flow automation and orchestration
• Familiarity withstreaming and event-driven architectures
• Experience withNoSQL databases, message queues, or distributed systems
• Exposure todata warehousingand analytics platforms

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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

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 at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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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.