Top Secret/SCI Data Engineer for DoD Cyber Defense

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

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Data Engineer to support the DoD Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with defensive cyberspace operations and AI/ML security.

You will design data infrastructure, pipelines, and integration solutions to support DCDC analytic capabilities within Caspian and JCRS-D environments as part of the Analytic Development Team. Primary responsibilities include ETL workflows, data transformation, and data quality checks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years with BS/BA; 6+ years with MS/MA; 3+ years with PhD.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala.
• Experience with Spark, Kafka, Hadoop ecosystem.
• Knowledge of data modeling and warehousing.
• Understanding of streaming architectures.
• Experience with cloud data services.
• U.S Citizenship required; DoD TS with SCI eligibility.

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 ecosystem

Data modeling

Streaming architectures

Cloud data services

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

Kubernetes

Node.js

Express

GitLab

MarkLogic

xQuery

Job description

Peraton seeks a Data Engineer to support the DoD Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with defensive cyberspace operations and AI/ML security.

You will design data infrastructure, pipelines, and integration solutions to support DCDC analytic capabilities within Caspian and JCRS-D environments as part of the Analytic Development Team. Primary responsibilities include ETL workflows, data transformation, and data quality checks.