SITEC - Data Engineer - Camp H.M. Smith, HI

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Data Engineer to support SITEC-3 operations at Camp H. M. Smith, HI. You will build ingestion pipelines, optimize edge processors, and map data into CIM for security tooling readiness.

You will also craft data routing across platforms using schemas like PLI, FMV, and CoT, while ensuring DoD compliance and secure transport paths. A TS/SCI clearance and IAT II certification are required.

Qualifications

• DoD 8570 IAT II Certification required.
• DoD TS/SCI clearance required.
• Experience operating within DoD enterprise networks.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, configure, and maintain robust data onboarding pipelines to ingest structured and unstructured telemetry into the enterprise deployment.
• Implement and optimize Universal Forwarders, Heavy Forwarders, and Edge Processors to manage data routing, filtering, and masking at the enterprise edge.
• Design and implement standardized data tagging and field extraction schemas, mapping incoming data sources to the CIM to ensure downstream security tool readiness.
• Develop custom technology add-ons to parse, clean, and enrich non-standard mission data sources prior to ingestion.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data parsing, event breaking, and time-stamping issues to guarantee search performance and minimize ingest-to-search latency.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and network engineers to establish secure, encrypted, and highly available transport pathways (e.g., Syslog, or HEC).
• Design and implement data reduction strategies and edge-filtering policies to optimize licensing costs while retaining critical logs in accordance with DoD compliance mandates.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including data flow diagrams, ingestion matrices, and data taxonomy schemas for all onboarded sources.
• Develop data routing solutions across platforms utilizing data schemas like PLI, FMV, CoT.

Skills

DoD compliance

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

HS Diploma

AS/AA

BS/BA

MS/MA

Tools

Apache Kafka

Apache NiFi

Syslog-ng

Rsyslog

Splunk

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton requires Data Engineers to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) - 3. This position is located at Camp H. M. Smith, HI.

The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order (TO) is to provide USSOCOM, its Component Commands, its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and its deployed forces with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services to maintain Network Operations (NetOps); maintain systems and network infrastructure; provide end user and common device support; provide configuration, change, license, and asset management; conduct training, and perform Install, Move, Add, Change (IMACs) services. The responsibilities and tasks associated with each requirement play a pivotal role to USSOCOM, the CIO/J6 organization, and ultimately the end-user who operate around the globe 24x7x365.

• Engineer, configure, and maintain robust data onboarding pipelines to ingest structured and unstructured telemetry into the enterprise deployment.
• Implement and optimize Universal Forwarders, Heavy Forwarders, and Edge Processors to manage data routing, filtering, and masking at the enterprise edge.
• Design and implement standardized data tagging and field extraction schemas, mapping incoming data sources to the Common Information Model (CIM) to ensure downstream security tool readiness.
• Develop custom technology add-ons (TAs) to parse, clean, and enrich non-standard mission data sources prior to ingestion.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data parsing, event breaking, and time-stamping issues to guarantee search performance and minimize ingest-to-search latency.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and network engineers to establish secure, encrypted, and highly available transport pathways (e.g., Syslog, or HEC).
• Design and implement data reduction strategies and edge-filtering policies to optimize licensing costs while retaining critical logs in accordance with DoD compliance mandates.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including data flow diagrams, ingestion matrices, and data taxonomy schemas for all onboarded sources.
• Develop data routing solutions across platforms like TAK, TRAX, Compass, CDS, MSS, cloud providers utilizing data schemas like PLI, FMV, CoT.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Min 12 years with HS degree, 10 years with AS/AA degree, 8 years with BS/BA, 6 years with MS/MA
• DoD 8570 IAT II Certification
• DoD TS/SCI clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Must be with DoW 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 451 - Systems Administrator - Intermediate level or higher by 1 Oct 26.
• Previous experience operating within Department of War (DoW) or DoD enterprise network environments.
• Deep understanding of the DoD Zero Trust Strategy, specifically focusing on the Data visibility, tagging, and analytics pillars.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) to automate data classification tasks and tool API integrations.
• Hands-on experience with pipeline middleware and syslog aggregation tools, such as Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, syslog-ng, or Rsyslog.
• Demonstrated experience configuring and scaling Splunk Edge Processors or Heavy Forwarders to filter, mask, and route high-volume telemetry at the enterprise edge.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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