Data Scientist

Leidos is hiring a Data Scientist to support data architecture maintenance and implementation for Program data in Alexandria, VA.

Responsibilities

• Support creation of data pipelines to store and process information for emergent sensors and platforms, including database tables and schemas
• Define data health alerts and establish Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines for emergent sensor data
• Build workflows that move sensor data via API between data platforms as directed by the government
• Ensure sensor data meets government-directed data schemas, formats, and governance requirements
• Evaluate metadata, data format, and data structure differences across database, schema, API, and ETL changes during ingestion and movement into the existing data operations pipeline
• Design preprocessing and standardization steps to align data to existing standards or transform it for labeling and model testing, including:
  • File format conversions
  • Tiling full-size images into specified sizes or geospatial bounds (chipping)
  • Orthorectification and other data standardization, transformation, or manipulation methods

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures
• Experience using APIs to query systems and migrate data
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to lay and expert audiences
• Programming experience with Python, JavaScript, or Java
• Experience developing and sustaining operational data pipelines for multiple data formats and interfaces
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree

Technologies

• SQL, NoSQL
• Python, JavaScript, Java
• ETL

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NGA IT enterprise solutions (for example: NGA CORE, NGA MLOps)
• Familiarity with Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
• Experience with Government Non-Person Entity (NPE) certificates
• Experience implementing organizational processes, standards, and tools using the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise
• Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency, and volumetrics of operational data pipelines

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

Location

• Alexandria, VA (onsite)

Compensation

• USD 92,300 - 166,850 per year

Required Tasks

• #GEOINTMISSION
• #NSBA