Junior Data Engineer
Haystack · Washington -Baltimore

Junior Data Engineer

Haystack · IT
Posted 07.10.2026
Salary USD66,000 - 106,000
LocationWashington -Baltimore
Workplace N/A, Remote
Contract N/A · FullTime
monthsOfExperience: 12 DocBook XBEL SCHEMA REPLAY JSON Autoconf Metadata Cloud computing Python Sql Xml Data management

A leading national security company driving critical missions across various domains, including land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace, is seeking a talented individual to join their team. This company is a world-leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, delivering trusted and highly differentiated solutions to protect nations and allies.

The Role

  • Support onboarding new cybersecurity systems and data sources into a centralized cloud-based data platform.
  • Collaborate with system owners, analysts, architects, and engineers to define data requirements.
  • Configure and maintain data pipelines for collection, routing, parsing, transformation, enrichment, and replay.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining data pipelines within a Delta Lake environment.
  • Create and maintain Python, SQL, and scripting solutions for data automation.
  • Map structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data into standardized schemas and security data models.
  • Troubleshoot ingestion failures, malformed events, schema changes, and other data-flow issues.
  • Support integrations with various cybersecurity and analytics platforms like Splunk Cloud, ServiceNow, Power BI, and Tableau.

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 1-2 years of experience, or 4 additional years of relevant experience.
  • Possess or obtain an active Secret security clearance.
  • Foundational experience with data engineering, data integration, ETL/ELT processes, or log-management technologies.
  • Working knowledge of Python and SQL.
  • Familiarity with structured and semi-structured data formats (JSON, CSV, XML, syslog, API 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 data-integration tasks.

What's On Offer

  • Opportunity to work on critical national security missions.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge cybersecurity and data technologies.
  • Collaborative environment with senior engineers and mission stakeholders.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

Apply via Haystack today!

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