Data Engineer: Cyber Defense Pipelines & AI/ML Security

Peraton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Data Engineer to design and implement data infrastructure for DCDC analytic capabilities. You will build ETL pipelines using Airflow or NiFi, transform data for schema compliance, and integrate data from IoT streams, APIs, and legacy systems.

The role emphasizes data quality, lineage, and performance in a secure, DoD environment. Candidates should have extensive Python/SQL/Scala skills, Spark/Kafka/Hadoop, cloud data services, and active U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum years/education requirements: BS/BA with 8+ years, MS/MA with 6+, PhD with 3+; or HS with 12+ years, or Associates with 14+ years.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala.
• Experience with Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop ecosystem.
• Knowledge of data modeling and warehousing.
• Understanding of streaming architectures.
• Experience with cloud data services.
• U.S. Citizenship required; DoD TS clearance with ability to obtain/maintain SCI.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ETL workflows using Airflow, NiFi, or similar.
• Develop data transformation logic for schema compliance.
• Integrate data from IoT streams, APIs, and legacy systems.
• Implement data validation and quality checks.
• Optimize pipeline performance and reliability.
• Maintain data lineage tracking and documentation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Scala

Spark

Kafka

Hadoop

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Streaming architectures

Cloud data services

Security clearance

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or related field

MS/MA in Computer Science or related field

PhD

High School with 12 years

Associates with 14 years

Tools

Airflow

NiFi

Spark

Kafka

Hadoop

Kubernetes

GitLab

React 18/19

Node.js

Express

MarkLogic

xQuery

Job description

Peraton in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Data Engineer to design and implement data infrastructure for DCDC analytic capabilities. You will build ETL pipelines using Airflow or NiFi, transform data for schema compliance, and integrate data from IoT streams, APIs, and legacy systems.

The role emphasizes data quality, lineage, and performance in a secure, DoD environment. Candidates should have extensive Python/SQL/Scala skills, Spark/Kafka/Hadoop, cloud data services, and active U.S.