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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer Software Developer - **Company:** Leidos, Inc. - **Location:** Scott Air Force Base, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $87,100.0 - $157,450.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Configuration Management Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Data Validation, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Security, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Apache Hadoop, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Named Entity Recognition, OpenShift, Scrum Methodology, Software Tools, Logstash, Ansible, Prometheus, Runbook, Shell Script, SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Text Mining, Website Wireframe, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Computer Network Operations, Cloud Platform System, Data Ingestion, ReactJS, Snowflake, Grafana, Database Optimization, Apache Spark, Backend, Git, SC Clearance, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Apache Nifi, Bitbucket, Data Management, Puppet, Kibana, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Elk Stack, Confluent, Amazon Redshift, Databricks - **Published:** July 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9059835/data-engineer-software-developer ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline and 4+ years of relevant experience. * Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines (ETL/ELT) and integrating multiple, disparate data sources. * Experience with data warehouse and/or data lake technologies (e.g., AWS Redshift, S3, Hadoop, Snowflake, or similar). * Proficiency with data engineering tools and languages such as Python, Java, SQL, and shell scripting. * Experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and/or Kafka for data ingestion and processing. * Familiarity with network operations data (logs, metrics, events, ticketing, CMDB) and related data models. * Experience with Linux/UNIX system administration and automation. * Knowledge of data security, access controls, and compliance frameworks (DoD, DISA, RMF, STIGs). * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerized pipelines, version control (Git, Bitbucket), and DevOps practices. * Strong communication and documentation skills for collaboration and knowledge sharing. * Must be able to commute to Scott AFB, IL for up to full-time onsite support. * Ability to obtain interim Secret DoD Security clearance before the start date. * Ability to obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification within 14 days of the start date. * Experience with DISA, DISN, or other DoD network environments, including developing and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards (e.g., STIGs), and knowledge of network security, encryption, and access controls in classified environments. * Experience with big data technologies and platforms such as Kafka, Spark, NiFi, Hadoop, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Databricks, and ELK Stack for text mining, summarization, search, and entity extraction. * Experience with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, AWS GovCloud), cloud-integrated platforms, and infrastructure as code, including networking and security policies. * Familiarity with Kubernetes deployment, platform upgrades, patching, configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), and monitoring, alerting, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic). * Experience with BI tools like Kibana and developing and maintaining technical documentation and runbooks. * Strong understanding and practical experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe), and related tools such as Atlassian JIRA and Confluence. * Certified Confluent Developer and Certified Elastic Engineer. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working remotely with geographically dispersed teams and within a matrixed organization to combine software, integration, and data engineering practices. * Apply knowledge of system architecture, networks, and centralized logging (ELK) to support data transformation initiatives. ## Description The Leidos Digital Modernization Group seeks a for the Global Solution Management - Operations II (GSM-O II) contract, under the Global Automations & Intelligent Network Solutions (GAINS) Team. Seeking a Back-End Developer to join the Real-Time Visibility (RTV) team, focused on designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and systems that collect, store, process, and analyze large volumes of network operations data for the DISN network. This role is critical for ensuring that data from disparate sources-such as logs, performance metrics, events, ticketing, ordering, and CMDB systems-is readily available, reliable, and performant for business and mission use. The existing platform is built on Elastic stack and Confluent Kafka platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data engineering, platform operations, and integration, with experience in large-scale, mission-critical environments. As a key Real-Time Visibility team member, you will be conducting design and implementation for a variety of solution capabilities to integrating various data sources into Confluent (Kafka) and Elastic platforms, design of robust data integration solutions, and adhering to the program's CI/CD processes and data governance practices. You will an integral member of a fast paced, Agile development and implementation team to architect, design and develop data integration solutions (Extract, Transform, Load) to support a unified User Experience / User Interface (UX/UI) that provides a holistic single-pane-of-glass interface for an integrated solution on the Elastic platform. You will also work with operational end users and support teams to perform requirements analysis, as well as design, develop and demonstrate mockups and wireframes. Candidate must be within driving distance of Scott AFB. At a minimum, a Secret clearance is required upon the start of employment and within 14 days following the start date the employee must obtain their Security + certification. * Designs, builds, and maintains scalable, reliable data systems and pipelines to ingest, process, and transform large, complex, and disparate data sources for analytics and reporting. * Unifies and integrates data from multiple network operations systems into a consistent, accessible platform, ensuring data quality, accuracy, security, and compliance with DoD and DISA requirements. * Implements solutions using Confluent Kafka, Elastic Stack, AWS, and Red Hat OpenShift (Kubernetes), including creating Kafka, Elastic, and Logstash pipelines and supporting Kibana visualizations and dashboards with React, JavaScript, and HTML. * Develops and manages data warehouses and data lakes to support analytics, reporting, and operational dashboards, optimizing infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness through automation and best practices. * Continually analyze and optimize ingestion throughput, query performance, indexing strategies, and storage efficiency across Elastic and Kafka platforms. * Automates data-related tasks such as ETL/ELT processes, data validation, cleansing, monitoring, and supports CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment. * Collaborates with data analysts, visualization engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver integrated, actionable data solutions, and documents data architecture, integration patterns, and operational procedures. * Troubleshoots and resolves issues related to data ingestion, processing, and platform performance, storage, memory, partitioning, and cluster performance. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [The Resilience of the World Wide Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1281-the-resilience-of-the-world-wide-web) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers)