Databricks Data Engineer

Description

Leidos is seeking a Databricks Data Engineer to develop / support new / existing data pipelines, and data analytics environments in Azure cloud-based data lake. As a data engineer, you will translate business requirements to data engineering solutions to support an enterprise scale Microsoft Azure based data analytics platform. You will support continued maintenance of ETL operations and development of new pipelines ensuring data quality and data management. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Databricks, a solid foundation in advanced AI technologies, and applies critical thinking to create innovative functions and solve technical issues by cross-functional team collaboration.

Candidate must be a U.S. citizen. This role is remote for candidates located within the United States; however, the ideal candidate will be based in or willing to relocate to the Washington, DC or Indianapolis, IN area to support periodic on-site activities."

In this role, you will :

• Design, build, and optimize scalable data solutions using Databricks and Medallion Architecture.
• Manage ingestion routines for processing multi-terabyte datasets efficiently for multiple projects simultaneously, where each project may have multiple Databricks workspaces.
• Integrate data from various structured and unstructured sources to enable high-quality business insights. Proficiency in data analysis techniques for deriving insights from large datasets.
• Implement effective data management strategies to ensure data integrity, availability, and accessibility. Identify opportunities for cost optimization in data storage, processing, and analytics operations.
• Montor and support user requests, addressing platform or performance issues, cluster stability, Spark optimization, and configuration management.
• Collaborate with the team to enable advanced AI-driven analytics and data science workflows.
• Integrate with various Azure services including Azure Functions, Storage Services, Data Factory, Log Analytics, and User Management for seamless data workflows. Experience with the above Azure services is a plus. Provision and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Apply best practices for data security, data governance, and compliance, ensuring support for federal regulations and public trust standards.
• Proactively collaborate with technical and non-technical teams to gather requirements and translate business needs into data solutions.

For this position, you must possess :

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Original Posting : September 25, 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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.

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