Software Engineer​/Data Science Librarian

Description

Leidos is seeking a Software Engineer/ Data Science Librarian to manage and optimize databases supporting GEOINT product dissemination and process expurgation requests to disseminate discrete geospatial product packages to support both internal and foreign partners. This role will be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and ensuring the accuracy of spatial content databases, including country/state boundary generation for GEOINT products using NGA tools/applications and ESRI ArcGIS.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in coding/script development, database management, geospatial components, and software engineering, ensuring seamless data integrity, automation, and efficient and accurate dissemination.

This position requires a highly collaborative individual with the ability to engage across multiple offices, maintain and enhance ingest and validation scripts, and support end-to-end software operations related to GEOINT product dissemination. Experience operating across multiple security domains is highly desirable. Additionally, this role requires a strong public‑speaking presence, the ability to deliver briefings, and act as the face to the customer for technical discussions and stakeholder engagements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Database Management & Spatial Content Generation
  • Manage and maintain databases to support GEOINT product dissemination, including spatial content and country/state boundary generation.
  • Develop, optimize, and enhance data ingest, validation scripts, stored procedures, and code to ensure data accuracy and efficient processing.
  • Integrate and optimize geospatial components such as Oracle Spatial, ArcSDE, and  to improve data integrity and visualization.
  • Understand Unix/Linux commands and file systems. Be able to write shell scripts, cron jobs, and set file/folder‑based permissions.
• Software Engineering & Automation
  • Maintain and enhance Perl scripts, Java and Python code packages, and database constructs to improve automation and efficiency.
  • Develop and maintain schemas, stored procedures, and database validation tools to ensure reliable GEOINT product integration.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve software and database issues related to content dissemination, ensuring high availability and integrity of GEOINT data.
  • Render maps in ESRI ArcGIS using data queries and apply layers using the mapping tool.
• Collaboration & Cross‑Domain Support
  • Work across multiple offices and security domains (NIPRnet/Xenon, SIPRnet, JWICS) to ensure seamless data integration and secure dissemination.
  • Engage with stakeholders, product owners, and data users to optimize data structuring, usability, and distribution.
  • Support end‑to‑end operations for software and database systems related to GEOINT product dissemination.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customer briefings and technical discussions, ensuring clarity and transparency in database and dissemination processes.
• Public Speaking & Customer Engagement
  • Develop and deliver presentations, briefings, and reports to customers, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
  • Confidently represent the organization in customer‑facing engagements, ensuring technical concepts are communicated effectively.
  • Facilitate knowledge‑sharing sessions and training for internal and external stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years of experience and a Bachelors degree or 6 years of experience with a Masters
• Top Secret security is required and ability to obtain a TS/SCI with Polygraph post hire
• 5+ years of experience designing databases and integrating GEOINT products into databases
• Strong experience developing Perl scripts, Python/Java code packages, SQL query, C++ code, database constructs, schemas, and stored procedures
• Extensive knowledge of database management with geospatial components, including Oracle Spatial, ArcSDE, and
• Proven ability to optimize and automate data ingest, validation, and dissemination workflows
• Competency in ESRI ArcGIS to query spatial data and apply multiple layers to a geospatial map
• Experience supporting software operations and maintenance for GEOINT content expurgation/dissemination
• Understanding of cross‑domain data management…