Data Automation Engineer

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Leidos is seeking a customer experience focused Data Automation Engineer to work with a team of subject matter experts and developers to design and implement innovative data automation solutions for Azure cloud based data lake, SQL, and NoSQL platform. As a data automation engineer, you will translate business requirements to data engineering and AI based solutions to support an enterprise scale Microsoft Azure based data analytics and reporting platform. Our ideal candidate is mission focused and delivery oriented, and applies critical thinking to create innovative functions and solve technical issues.

Who we are

Leidos is a Fortune 500 technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. Leidos Civil Group helps the government modernize operations with leading edge AI/ML driven data management and analytics solutions. We are a trusted partner to both government and highly-regulated commercial customers looking for transformative solutions in mission IT, security, software, engineering, and operations. We work with our customers including the FAA, DOE, DOJ, NASA, National Science Foundation, Transportation Security Administration, Custom and Border Protection, airports, and electric utilities to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient.

In this role, you will:

• Utilize Microsoft Azure services including Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, Apache Spark Notebooks, Python, SQL, stored procedures to develop high performing data pipelines.
• Continuously improve and optimize the automation toolset for reliability, scalability, and adaptability.
• Research and implement cutting-edge AI/ML and GenAI tools to rapidly develop intelligent applications, scripts, and ETL pipelines that automate data processes, and proactively eliminate workflow bottlenecks.
• Work closely with implementation specialists, engineering teams, and customer to understand data driven needs and build solutions that address real operational challenges.
• Work closely with client personnel and team members to understand data requirements and develop appropriate data solutions.
• Identify, create, prepare data required for advanced analytics, visualization, reporting, and AI/ML.
• Implement data migration, data integrity, data quality, metadata management, and data security functions to optimize data pipelines.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data related issues to maintain high availability and performance.
• Actively support Agile DevOps process, including Program Increment planning.
• Actively engage in continuous learning to increase relevant skills.
• Maintain strict versioning and configuration control to ensure integrity of data.

For this position, you should possess:

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field and 2+ years of experience in relevant field
• 2+ years of experience with more than one of the follow scripting languages: SQL, T-SQL, MDX/DAX, Python, and PySpark.
• Experience designing and building ETL/data engineering solutions utilizing various cloud services such as Azure Data Lake Services, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Integration Runtime.
• Experience working with Microsoft database and business intelligence tools, including SQL Server, including stored procedures, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS (cubes), and Power BI.
• Experience with data automation using Azure/AWS CLI tools with Bash or PowerShell scripting.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting production, testing, integration, and development environments.
• Open mindset, ability to quickly adapt new technologies to solve customer problems.
• Experience in Agile projects, working with a multi functional team.
• Must be detail oriented, and able to support multiple projects and tasks.
• Demonstrate continuous learning to increase relevant skills.
• ship and ability to successfully obtain a government-issued Public Trust clearance.

Not required, but additional education, certifications, and/or experience are a plus:

• Experience and/or certifications in Generative AI development, Generative AI for Data Analysis, and solution delivery.
• Microsoft certification in Azure fundamentals, data engineer, Power BI, AI or AWS certified data engineer.
• Integration knowledge using enterprise/open source ETL toolsets, REST API, Docker.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools such as Git, Azure DevOps.
• Experience or exposure to performance fine tuning (indexing, execution plans, views), data profiling and query analytics, log analytics, security compliance standards.
• Data lineage and impact analysis using tools like Purview, Synapse pipeline tracing, etc.,

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."

Original Posting:
August 1, 2025
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 $67,600.00 - $122,200.00

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.