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# Data Engineer_ SPLUNK

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Sterling, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $149,603.0 - $254,317.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing Security, Complex Networks, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Data Transmissions, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), Ansible, Shell Script, Data Streaming, Unstructured Data, Scripting, Software Security, HybridCloud, Data Lakes, Apache Nifi, Splunk, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a224689c66579136

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's Degree(s)
 * Bachelor's or Master's Degree(s)
 * Experience integrating diverse data streams into a data lake
 * Experience with ETL and ensuring unstructured data is structured at time of load
 * Experience with data transfer tools (Ex: NiFi, Cribl, etc)
 * Experience analyzing complex networks and systems
 * Experience analyzing log data from various network components and operating systems
 * Knowledge of complex environments involving shared networks and multiple security enclaves
 * Systems Engineer with Data Engineer background
 * Ability to manage and troubleshoot data feeds
 * Python & BASH Scripting
 * Splunk CORE User certification

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

 * Security Development and Operations (SecDevOps)
 * Hands on Splunk Experience and Certifications Splunk CORE Power User certification
 * - or ability to obtain three months after starting
 * Scripting tools to include ShellScript or Ansible
 * Cloud security controls and implementation
 * Public, private and hybrid Cloud experience (AWS, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
 * AWS Certified Security Specialty

## Description

At BAE Systems, we believe your career should be filled with innovation and discovery. And that's exactly what you'll find here. Join us as our team develops, maintains, and protects the latest technology that directly aids in the defense of national security., We are looking for Cyber Security Data Engineers of all levels (junior to senior) to add their skills to our team supporting a classified customer in the Intelligence Community. In this role, you will be responsible for designing data models, building data warehouses and data lakes, automating data pipelines and working with datasets of all sizes. The team must monitor and protect systems, providing real-time threat detection and the ability to correlate and analyze historic events. This is an exciting and dynamic job opportunity where you'll not only work on an important project, but help advance the U.S mission to protect our Nation and partners.