Data Scientist

· Ensure all sensor data adheres to Government directed data schemas, formats, and governance requirements

· Assess potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regards to changes to databases, schemas, APIs, and other ETL related processes for the ingestion and movement of data when integrating into the existing data operations pipeline

· Determine how to pre-process and standardize the data to match existing data standards or to be transformed into a usable state for labeling and model testing purposes. This may involve converting between file format types or tiling full-size images into specified sizes or geospatial bounds (chipping), orthorectification, or other types of data standardization, transformation, or manipulation.

Basic Qualifications:

· 4+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases and cloud architectures

· Experience leveraging APIs to query systems and migrate data

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences.

· Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java

· Experience developing and sustaining operational data pipelines supporting multiple data formats and interfaces.

· Bachelor’s Degree in related field. Additional years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience working with NGA IT enterprise solutions (e.g., NGA CORE, NGA MLOps), Government Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and Government Non-Person Entity (NPE) certificates.

· Experience implementing processes, standards, and tools within an organization based on the Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise.

· Experience developing dynamic visualizations to monitor availability, currency and volumetrics of operational data pipelines Required Tasks:

o #GEOINTMISSION

o #NSBA

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Original Posting:

October 6, 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.