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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Junior Data Engineer / Active Secret - **Company:** Peraton Inc - **Location:** Beltsville, MD, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $66,000.0 - $106,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Business Analytics Applications, Proxy Servers, Application Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Databases, Data as a Services, Information Engineering, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Normalization, Distributed Revision Control, Domain Name System (DNS), Data Flow Control, Information Lifecycle Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), JSON, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, NetFlow, Node.Js, Systems Development Life Cycle, Power BI, Azure Data Lake, Security Information and Event Management, Software Requirements Analysis, SQL Databases, Syslog, Tableau (Software), Unstructured Data, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Scripting, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, Cyber Threat Analysis, Firewalls (Computer Science), Git, Data Layers, Data Lakes, Semi-structured Data, Information Technology, Low Latency, Data Analytics, Data Management, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Devsecops, Api Management, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response, Servicenow, Databricks - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9172111/junior-data-engineer-active-secret ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical field and 1-2 years of experience. Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. * Possess or obtain prior to start, and maintain one of the following certifications: * CCNA Security, CEH, CISSP, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP Foundational experience with data engineering, data integration, ETL/ELT processes, application integration, or log-management technologies. Working knowledge of Python and SQL. Familiarity with structured and semi-structured data formats, including JSON, CSV, XML, syslog, and API-delivered data. Understanding of databases, data lakes, data pipelines, schemas, metadata, and data lifecycle concepts. Basic knowledge of cloud computing and cloud storage services. Ability to analyze technical documentation and translate system requirements into actionable data-integration tasks. Ability to document configurations, testing results, data mappings, technical procedures, and operational issues clearly. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively while managing multiple assignments and established deadlines. Ability to learn new platforms and technologies through hands-on work, formal training, and mentorship. U.S. citizenship required. An active Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret clearance. Preferred/Desired: * Experience or training with Cribl Stream, Cribl Edge, or a comparable log-routing and observability pipeline platform. * Experience or training with Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, notebooks, or lakehouse architectures. * Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Azure Data Lake Storage, or similar clsroud data services. * Exposure to Splunk, ServiceNow, Power BI, Tableau, SIEM, SOAR, or other cybersecurity analytics platforms. * Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, or DevSecOps practices. * Understanding of security telemetry from firewalls, endpoints, DNS, authentication services, cloud platforms, email, VPNs, proxies, NetFlow, or packet-capture systems. * Familiarity with data normalization models, data-quality controls, and role-based access controls. * Experience supporting data-source onboarding, API integrations, or high-volume event-processing environments. * Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate, Cribl Certified User, Microsoft Azure certification, or the ability to obtain a relevant certification within six months of hire. * Experience supporting the Federal Government, Department of Defense, intelligence community, or another regulated environment. ## Description Encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical, and administrative support for Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Cyber and Technology Security Directorate in three key offices/functional areas: Cyber Monitoring and Operations, Cyber Threat and Investigations, and Technology Innovation and Engineering State., Location: Beltsville, MD or Washington DC; Flexible for occasional telework; candidate must be local to the work location. This position will support the Cyber Event Data Node (CEDN), a centralized cloud-based data platform that collects, processes, enriches, normalizes, stores, and distributes cybersecurity data for operational and analytical use. Peraton's DSCM program provides technical, engineering, data analytics, cybersecurity, management, operational, logistical, and administrative support to protect the Department's global infrastructure, systems, information, and mobile devices from cyber risks and threats. In this role, you will: * Support onboarding new cybersecurity systems and data sources into the CEDN environment. * Work with system owners, cybersecurity analysts, architects, and engineers to identify source data, collection requirements, formats, schemas, volumes, retention needs, and downstream use cases. * Configure and maintain Cribl pipelines for data collection, routing, parsing, transformation, enrichment, compression, filtering, and replay. * Assist with developing and maintaining Databricks data pipelines supporting raw, enriched, and normalized data layers within Delta Lake. * Develop and maintain Python, SQL, and scripting solutions used to automate data ingestion, transformation, validation, and reporting. * Map structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data into standardized schemas and security data models. * Conduct data-quality checks to confirm completeness, accuracy, timeliness, proper formatting, and successful delivery to downstream systems. * Troubleshoot ingestion failures, malformed events, schema changes, pipeline errors, latency, and other data-flow issues. * Support integrations with cybersecurity and analytics platforms such as Splunk Cloud, ServiceNow, Power BI, Tableau, and other authorized consumers. * Apply appropriate metadata, tagging, access controls, and data-handling requirements to support both classified and unclassified environments. * Monitor pipeline health, throughput, storage consumption, and processing performance and help identify opportunities for optimization. * Develop and maintain source-onboarding checklists, data-flow diagrams, interface documentation, configuration records, test plans, standard operating procedures, and troubleshooting guides. * Participate in testing and validation activities before new data sources are released into production. * Work within established change-management, configuration-management, security authorization, and system development lifecycle processes. * Collaborate with senior data engineers, security engineers, data scientists, threat analysts, and mission stakeholders to translate operational needs into reliable data products. * Support knowledge transfer and provide basic technical guidance to data owners and platform users. ## Related Videos - [Better Together: Leveraging Your Observability Tools as a SIEM](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2118-better-together-leveraging-your-observability-tools-as-a-siem) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)