We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join us on a permanent basis. We need talented individuals to apply their data engineering and software development skills for
solving data challenges to support a major UK Government programme from locations throughout the UK.
Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers.
THE ROLE YOU WILL PLAY
You will work closely with data engineers, delivery managers, fellow technical specialists, external partners and our customer’s teams to support the discovery, design, delivery and operation of a wide range of data solutions. It is a great place to be able to use your skills, learn from others and form one of the best performing teams in the business.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Design and lead the implementation of data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems
• Build, Maintain and Operate Data environments and data-streaming systems
• Debug, resolve and optimise data processing and analytics issues
• Being proactive in evaluating and developing tools and technologies in improving the data analytics platforms
• Architect and/or evaluate data analytics solutions
• Lead work on database management
• Supporting the development of data migration, data integration and data processing processes
• Supporting the creation of project plans, identification of risks, and generation of risk mitigation plans
PROFILE
Required Skills:
• Experience of configuring and using ETL platforms
• Experience of setting up and administering analytics services, such as Power BI or Pentaho BA
• Experience of working in an agile software development environment
• Experience estimating task effort and identifying dependencies
• Excellent communication skills
• Familiarity with Python and its numerical, data and machine learning libraries
Desired Skills:
• Experience building business intelligence reports
• Azure or AWS Certified
• Familiarity with Java
• Experience with streaming services, such as Kafka
This position is a full time, permanent role and applicants must have (or be able to acquire) SC clearance. Ad-hoc travel may be required to various customer and Leidos sites
What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent.
Our reward scheme includes:
Contributory Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays
Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
Dynamic Working
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