Pay Range: $50.00hr - $55.00hr
Job Overview:
Our client is seeking Senior Data Engineers to lead efforts in orchestrating and transforming complex security telemetry data flows, ensuring secure and reliable movement of data across 100+ cyber security workloads using ingestion pipelines such as Cribl and Vector.
Position Details:
Our client is seeking Senior Data Engineers to lead efforts in orchestrating and transforming complex security telemetry data flows.
The successful candidate will be responsible for high-level architecture and ensuring secure and reliable movement of data between systems, particularly for legacy and non-standard log sources.
There are 100+ data sources, including existing and new sources specific to Cybersecurity workloads, that are in-scope.
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Work Required:
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable, modular, and reusable data flow pipelines using Cribl, Vector, and other open-source platforms, ensuring consistent ingestion strategies across a complex, multi-source telemetry environment.
- Develop platform-agnostic ingestion frameworks and template-driven architectures to enable reusable ingestion patterns, supporting a variety of input types (e.g., syslog, Kafka, HTTP, Event Hubs, Blob Storage) and output destinations (e.g., Snowflake, Client , ADX, Log Analytics, Anvilogic).
- Spearhead the adoption of a schema normalization strategy, leveraging the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF), including field mapping, transformation templates, and schema validation logic designed to be portable across ingestion platforms.
- Design and implement custom data transformations and enrichments using scripting languages such as Groovy, Python, or JavaScript, while enforcing robust governance and security controls (SSL/TLS, client authentication, input validation, logging).
- Ensure full end-to-end traceability and lineage of data across the ingestion, transformation, and storage lifecycle, including metadata tagging, correlation IDs, and change tracking for forensic and audit readiness.
- Collaborate with observability and platform teams to integrate pipeline-level health monitoring, transformation failure logging, and anomaly detection mechanisms.
- Oversee and validate data integration efforts, ensuring high-Client delivery into downstream analytics platforms and data stores, with minimal data loss, duplication, or transformation drift.
- Lead technical working sessions to evaluate and recommend best-fit technologies, tools, and practices for managing structured and unstructured security telemetry data at scale.
- Implement data transformation logic including filtering, enrichment, dynamic routing, and format conversions (e.g., JSON to CSV, XML, Logfmt) to prepare data for downstream analytics platforms across 100+ sources of data.
- Contribute to and maintain a centralized documentation repository, including ingestion patterns, transformation libraries, naming standards, schema definitions, data governance procedures, and platform-specific integration details.
- Coordinate with security, analytics, and platform teams to understand use cases and ensure pipeline logic supports threat detection, compliance, and data analytics requirements.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience working in Cybersecurity.
- 5+ years of experience on Cribl, Vector, Datadog, Client , or other data pipeline platforms.
- 5+ years of experience with JavaScript, Python, or other scripting languages.
Benefits:
Our Benefits Include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Wellness Programs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities
Disclaimer: Benefits eligibility, accrual rates, and usage limits may vary based on employment status, length of service, and work location. Paid Sick Leave is provided in strict accordance with applicable state and municipal mandates. Cynet Systems Inc. reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate any benefit plans at any time in accordance with applicable laws.
About Cynet Systems
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, Cynet Systems Inc. is a leading technology staffing and workforce solutions company serving Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and enterprise organizations across the United States and Canada. We deliver agile, scalable talent solutions across IT, engineering, life sciences, clinical, and professional staffing, powered by a high-performing recruitment engine operating across North America and Asia.
As a nationally and locally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Cynet Systems is committed to helping organizations build high-performing teams while empowering professionals to grow rewarding careers. Our organization is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II standards, reflecting our commitment to quality, security, operational excellence, and customer success.