Cybersecurity Data Engineer

iQuasar LLC is hiring for a Cybersecurity data engineer position. We strive to provide the next generation of cutting-edge technologies. Our growth means exciting career opportunities for talented professionals in engineering, software development, and other key areas. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, matching the 401k plan, and other benefits given below, excellent training, and a vibrant working environment. Our employees are exceptional, giving us a competitive advantage by innovating solutions with a strong sense of mission and integrity.
One of our clients needs a Cybersecurity data engineer for a permanent position.

• Position Name: Cybersecurity data engineer
• Location: (Adelphi MD) 3 days on site at ALC
• Clearance: Top Secret Clearance
  
  

Job Responsibilities:

• Configure and optimize data ingestion, storage, and retrieval within the Elastic ecosystem (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Fleet) to enable high-volume, high-availability operations.
• Design, maintain, and optimize scalable cybersecurity ETL pipelines using the Elastic suite of tools.
• Develop transformations and enrichments for diverse security log and telemetry sources.
• Maintain index templates, mappings, schemas, and data models supporting analytics and detection logic.
• Implement data validation, deduplication, and quality controls to ensure data integrity.
• Automate ingestion, transformation, and engineering workflows using Python, Bash, and related tools.
• Monitor pipeline and indexing performance, troubleshoot data-flow issues, and optimize throughput, storage, and query performance.
• Maintain traceability and troubleshoot dependencies across Kafka, Elastic, and CI/CD tooling.
• Partner with Detection Engineering, Threat Analysis, Endpoint, and other cyber teams to support operational requirements.
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and engineering artifacts
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience with Kafka, Python/Bash automation, CI/CD, or DevSecOps practices.
• Experience working with Ruby.
• Experience supporting AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud, hybrid-cloud, or multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity operations, including SIEM, threat detection, incident response, and security monitoring.
  
  

An Equal Opportunity Employer:
iQuasar LLC is a proud partner of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) and the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program, reflecting our strong commitment to supporting military spouses, veterans, and inclusive hiring practices. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital/parental/veteran status, disability, genetic information, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, military service, non-merit factors, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.