Cybersecurity Data Engineer - TOP SECRET REQUIRED

DirectViz Solutions, LLC; Adelphi (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

DirectViz Solutions, LLC seeks a Cybersecurity Data Engineer in Adelphi, MD, to design, maintain, and optimize data pipelines within the Elastic ecosystem for security analytics and threat detection. This hybrid role requires three days onsite weekly at ALC in Adelphi.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data engineering or related fields, hands-on ELK Stack experience, and collaboration with security teams to ensure reliable, scalable ETL pipelines and data operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related technical fields.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and ETL pipelines.
• Ability to optimize data ingestion and processing at scale.

Responsibilities

• Configure and optimize data ingestion, storage, and retrieval within the Elastic ecosystem to enable high-volume, high-availability operations.
• Design, maintain, and optimize scalable cybersecurity ETL pipelines using the Elastic suite of tools.
• Develop transformations and enrichments for diverse security log and telemetry sources.
• Maintain index templates, mappings, schemas, and data models supporting analytics and detection logic.
• Implement data validation, deduplication, and quality controls to ensure data integrity.
• Automate ingestion, transformation, and engineering workflows using Python, Bash, and related tools.
• Monitor pipeline and indexing performance, troubleshoot data-flow issues, and optimize throughput, storage, and query performance.
• Maintain traceability and troubleshoot dependencies across Kafka, Elastic, and CI/CD tooling.
• Partner with Detection Engineering, Threat Analysis, Endpoint, and other cyber teams to support operational requirements.
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and engineering artifacts.

Skills

ELK Stack

ETL Pipelines

Python

Bash

Data Modeling

Cloud Experience

Tools

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Job description

Title: Cybersecurity Data Engineer

Location: Adelphi, MD (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite at ALC)

Salary: $155,000 Annually

Security Clearance: Active Top Secret (TS) Required

Position Overview

DirectViz Solutions (DVS) is seeking a Cybersecurity Data Engineer to support cybersecurity operations in Adelphi, MD. This position will focus on designing, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines within the Elastic ecosystem to support security analytics, threat detection, and operational monitoring.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with large-scale cybersecurity data environments, optimizing data ingestion and processing, and collaborating with cybersecurity teams to ensure reliable and efficient data operations.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days onsite per week at ALC in Adelphi, Maryland.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and optimize data ingestion, storage, and retrieval within the Elastic ecosystem (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Fleet) to enable high-volume, high-availability operations.
• Design, maintain, and optimize scalable cybersecurity ETL pipelines using the Elastic suite of tools.
• Develop transformations and enrichments for diverse security log and telemetry sources.
• Maintain index templates, mappings, schemas, and data models supporting analytics and detection logic.
• Implement data validation, deduplication, and quality controls to ensure data integrity.
• Automate ingestion, transformation, and engineering workflows using Python, Bash, and related tools.
• Monitor pipeline and indexing performance, troubleshoot data-flow issues, and optimize throughput, storage, and query performance.
• Maintain traceability and troubleshoot dependencies across Kafka, Elastic, and CI/CD tooling.
• Partner with Detection Engineering, Threat Analysis, Endpoint, and other cyber teams to support operational requirements.
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and engineering artifacts.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, software development, systems engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK Stack), including data ingestion, ETL pipelines, and performance optimization.

Clearance

• TS clearance

Onsite Requirement

3 days onsite at ALC, Adelphi MD.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience with Kafka, Python/Bash automation, CI/CD, or DevSecOps practices.
• Experience working with Ruby.
• Experience supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, hybrid-cloud, or multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity operations, including SIEM, threat detection, incident response, and security monitoring.

If you thrive on solving complex problems and building meaningful connections, we'd love to hear from you. Join our team and make an impact today!

Physical and Mental Qualifications

• Maintain focus and awareness throughout scheduled working hours.
• Perform tasks requiring prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk, utilizing a computer, mouse, and keyboard.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 15 pounds as needed.
• Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong command of the English language.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively as part of a team.
• Quickly learn and retain routine tasks and processes.
• Possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, business correspondence proficiency, and self-management capabilities.
• Perform the essential functions of the role satisfactorily; reasonable accommodation will be provided for employees with disabilities upon request.
• Accept and adapt to additional responsibilities or changes to assigned duties as determined by DirectViz Solutions (DVS).

DirectViz Solutions, LLC (DVS) is an equal opportunity employer who prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, , sex (including pregnancy), age, gender identity, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

DVS has a zero-tolerance policy for harassment, threats, coercion, discrimination, and intimidation. Employees may file a complaint or exercise any right protected by Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, or the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998.