Defense Data Engineer: ETL, Streaming & AI Security

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

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Data Engineer to support the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with defensive cyberspace operations and AI/ML security support. Location: Fort Meade, MD.

In this role, you will design and implement data infrastructure, pipelines, and integration solutions to support DCDC analytic capabilities within Caspian and JCRS-D environments. You will operate as part of the Analytic Development Team.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: BS/BA with 8+ years experience, MS/MA with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and 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 clearance.

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

Cloud data services

U.S Citizenship

SCI clearance

Job description

Peraton seeks a Data Engineer to support the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with defensive cyberspace operations and AI/ML security support. Location: Fort Meade, MD.

In this role, you will design and implement data infrastructure, pipelines, and integration solutions to support DCDC analytic capabilities within Caspian and JCRS-D environments. You will operate as part of the Analytic Development Team.