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ETL Java Developer (SME)

Leidos Open · verified Oct 24, 2026
Bethesda Full-time Mid-level Backend Engineering

At a glance

Mid-level Backend Engineering role at Leidos. Bethesda · full-time · $154,050–$278,475 base.

SalaryStated by Leidos
$154,050 – $278,475
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleBackend Engineering
SeniorityMid-level
LocationBethesda
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$154,050–$278,475
PostedSep 24, 2026 · 4w ago
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Design and build large-scale data ingestion and ELT workflows that meet enterprise data needs
  • Create custom code to extract and route data across domains and data stores
  • Develop, test and deploy Java software and cloud-based data solutions across environments
  • Improve how large datasets are organized, stored, visualized and made available
  • Guide development through Agile delivery, testing and coordination with team members and stakeholders

What you bring

  • You hold a master's degree and have at least fifteen years of relevant experience, or equivalent additional experience
  • You have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  • You bring ETL and data modeling experience, plus strong Java and SQL work with relational databases
  • You have used Spring, NiFi, Kafka and Elasticsearch for data integration, and developed on a commercial cloud platform
  • You have led development scrum teams and communicate clearly in writing and conversation

Who this fits

This role suits a senior developer who can lead scrum teams while building and supporting data ingestion software. The position is based in Bethesda and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

From the employer

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for an ETL Java Developer (SME) in our Intelligence Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area (ASBA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!


Job Description

As an ETL Java Developer (SME) on this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong systems, software, and cloud environments and provide operations and maintenance for critical systems. The candidate will provide technical expertise and support in the design, development, implementation and testing of customer tools and applications in support of Extracting, Transforming and Loading of data into an enterprise Data Lake. Based in a DevOps framework, participate in and/or direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role requires the development of custom code/scripts to quickly extract, triage and exploit data across domains and data stores.


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Designing and implementing a large scale ingest system in a big data environment.
  • Required to read, analyze and digest what the enterprise needs to accomplish with its data and design the best possible ELT process to support those objectives.
  • Responsible for recommending methodologies to optimize the visualization, organization, storage, and availability of large scale data in support of enterprise requirements.
  • Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Python, SpringBoot, and Hibernate.
  • Developing and directing software system validation and testing methods using Junit and Katalon
  • Develop and integrate custom developed software solutions to leverage automated deployment technologies
  • Develop, prototype and deploy solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions leveraging Infrastructure platform services
  • Analyze (though proof of concept, performance, and end-to-end testing) and effectively coordinate Infrastructure needs driven by developed software to meet customer mission needs
  • Support the Agile software development lifecycle following Program SAFe practices
  • Use industry leading DevOps tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Unix bash scripting
  • Document and Perform systems software development, including deployment of build artifacts across different environments leverage GitFlow constructs
  • Leverage Atlassian tool suite like JIRA and Confluence to track activities
  • Apply and identify best practices and standard operating procedures
  • Coordinate closely with team members, Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure User Story alignment and implementation to customer use cases
  • Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness.
  • Hold meetings with PMO and enterprise stakeholders

Basic Qualifications:

  • To be considered, must have an active TS/SCI w/polygraph.
  • Demonstrated experience performing ETL activities including, but not limited to, parser development and deployment; data flow management; implementing data lifecycle policies; troubleshooting data access issues; and developing data models
  • Experience with data modeling.
  • Extensive experience with relational databases, such as MySQL, that utilize SQL queries.
  • Extensive experience with using Java for data processing, manipulation or querying (SQL or NoSQL)
  • ETL/Data Integration experience using Spring, NiFi, Kafka, and Elasticsearch.
  • Experience with development in Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
  • Experience with development leveraging cloud data services (ex: S3, RDS, EFS)
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Experience leading development scrum teams.
  • Candidate must have a Masters with 15+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in-lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience using Neo4J

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#ASBA

#HALO

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

August 20, 2026

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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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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