Cyber Data & Telemetry Engineer

Nava; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

AnaVation is seeking a Cyber Data & Telemetry Engineer to design and scale our security data pipelines. You will build streaming architectures, normalize security schemas, and optimize a cloud data lakehouse for security operations and threat hunting.

Role requires TS/SCI with CI Poly, a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of related experience, and active security certifications. Proficiency in SQL, KQL, or Python is expected, with strong cloud data architecture skills.

Qualifications

• Clearance required for U.S. federal work (TS/SCI)
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years related experience
• Active certifications in security and cyber defense programs by onboarding date
• Hands-on experience with stream processing and real-time enrichment
• Familiarity with OCSF/ECS and cloud data lakehouse design

Responsibilities

• Build and manage high-throughput telemetry routing and stream processing systems.
• Implement real-time log parsing, filtering, and enrichment pipelines.
• Standardize security logs using OCSF/ECS.
• Design and optimize cloud data lakehouses and Parquet storage.
• Leverage frontier LLMs to accelerate data pipelines and query optimization

Skills

Stream processing

Log management

Schema normalization

Data architecture

AI integration

SQL

KQL

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

OCSF

ECS

Parquet

Cloud data lakehouse

AI coding tools

LLMs

Job description

Be Challenged and Make a Difference

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.

Description of Task to be Performed:

The Cyber Data & Telemetry Engineerwillbuild and scale our next-generation security data pipelines. You will design real-time streaming architectures, normalize critical security schemas, and optimize our cloud data lakehouse to empower security operations and threat hunting.

Core Responsibilities

• Stream Processing: Build and manage high-throughput telemetry routing and stream processing systems.


• Log Management: Implement real-time log parsing, filtering, and enrichment pipelines.


• Schema Normalization: Standardize disparate security logs using open frameworks like OCSF and ECS.


• Data Architecture: Design and optimize cloud data lakehouses, focusing on Parquet and object storage architectures.


• AI Integration: Leverage frontier large language models to accelerate data pipeline development, log parser generation, and query optimization.

Primary Languages & Technical Stack

• SQL, KQL, and Python (at least one required)

Required Qualifications:

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph


• Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree and8years of experience related to specific functional area.


• Certifications:Active certifications for both IAT Level II (e.g.CompTIA Security+) and Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) Infrastructure Support (e.g.CompTIA Cloud+) by program onboarding date.


• The following individual certifications cover bothcertificationrequirementsfor this program:CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst,CySA+; EC-CouncilCertifiedNetwork Defender (CND);GlACGlobal Industrial Cyber Security Professional, GICSP;(ISC)2 System Security Certified Practitioner (SCCP).


• Hands-on experienceandknowledge with the following:
  
  
  
  • Proven experience with stream processing, telemetry routing, and real-time log enrichment.
  
  
  • Hands-on experience with schema normalization frameworks such as OCSF or ECS.
  
  
  • Deep understanding of cloud data lakehouse design and Parquet/object storage optimization.
  
  
  • Frontier LLMs: Familiarity with AI coding tools and LLMs
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with AI coding tools and LLMs: (ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Claude Code, Codex)


• Multiple scripting and development languages


• Deep understanding of data normalization into SIEM/Data Lake

Benefits

• Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents


• 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents


• 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance


• 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents


• 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting


• Competitive Pay


• Generous paid leave and holiday package


• Tuition and training reimbursement


• Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.