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Leidos · 7 hours ago

Senior Systems Engineer

Gaithersburg, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$108K/yr - $195K/yr

6+ years exp

Leidos is a leader in providing technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities for defense and intelligence customers. The Senior Systems Engineer will manage Databricks administration and AWS infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver effective engineering solutions in a mission-driven environment.

ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as a Databricks administrator, managing workspace configuration, user roles, cluster performance, and troubleshooting

Support AWS infrastructure services including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, and Lambda to maintain secure and scalable systems

Collaborate with data scientists, developers, and mission analysts to understand system requirements and translate them into effective engineering solutions

Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform for consistent and repeatable deployments

Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives

Assist with system integration, security hardening, and operational readiness reviews

Produce and maintain system documentation in accordance with customer standards

Qualification

Databricks administrationAWS cloud servicesInfrastructure-as-codeAgile developmentSQL proficiencyCloudFormationAutomation scriptingProblem-solving skillsAttention to detailCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

US citizenship is required per contract

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years or prior relevant experience or Master's with 6+ years of prior relevant experience

Hands-on experience administering and supporting Databricks environments in an enterprise or mission-critical setting

Proven experience managing cloud infrastructure in AWS, including services like EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, and networking components

Experience developing and testing automation scripts

Experience documenting work instructions and configurations

Experience with manipulating data with Microsoft Excel, especially transforming and graphing data

Experience developing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, importing images and graphs

Familiarity with security and compliance best practices in a classified cloud environment

Have or is willing to obtain within 6 months Security+ CE (or similar), required for privileged user (admin) access

Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams and using tools like Jira and Confluence

Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently or collaboratively in a fast-paced setting

Top Secret clearance with SCI required. Ability to successfully pass a Polygraph exam

Preferred

Experience supporting DoD or IC customers

Familiarity with the IC customer mission systems and data handling standards

Knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker, ECS, EKS)

Experience with Python (Pandas, Boto3, PySpark, MLOps), Java or Scala in a data engineering context

AWS certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional)

Familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash, and Bash Scripting

Experience with Databricks, Jupyter Notebook, Microsoft Power Query and Power Pivot

Strong proficiency in SQL, including advanced performance tuning, query plan analysis, and indexing strategies

Experience with transforming data and join/merge with other data sets sharing a common key

Software Architectures: Client-Server, Microservices, Model-View-Controller

Cloud Exposure: Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle. Specific AWS Services: Compute (EC2, Lambda), Storage (S3, EBS), Security, Identity & Compliance (IAM, IdAM, KMS), SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation. Certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or similar

Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery tools: Jenkins, GitLab, and Docker