Cynet Systems · 1 week ago
Senior Security Data Engineer - Remote / Telecommute
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$55/hr - $60/hr
10+ years expCynet Systems is a company focused on cybersecurity solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Security Data Engineer to lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure data ingestion and transformation pipelines. The role involves developing frameworks for data ingestion, schema normalization, and ensuring high-quality data delivery to analytics and security platforms.
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Responsibilities
Lead architecture, design, and implementation of scalable and reusable data pipelines using Cribl, Apache NiFi, Vector, and other open-source platforms
Develop platform-agnostic ingestion frameworks and template-driven architectures for reusable ingestion patterns
Support multiple input types including syslog, Kafka, HTTP, Event Hubs, and Blob Storage
Support multiple output destinations including Snowflake, Client, ADX, Log Analytics, and Anvilogic
Design and implement schema normalization using the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF)
Build field mappings, transformation templates, and schema validation logic that are portable across ingestion platforms
Develop custom data transformations and enrichments using Groovy, Python, or JavaScript
Enforce governance and security controls including SSL/TLS, client authentication, input validation, and logging
Ensure end-to-end data traceability and lineage using metadata tagging, correlation IDs, and change tracking
Integrate pipeline health monitoring, transformation failure logging, and anomaly detection with observability teams
Validate data integrations to ensure high-quality delivery with minimal data loss or duplication
Lead technical working sessions to evaluate tools and best practices for large-scale security telemetry data
Implement filtering, enrichment, dynamic routing, and format conversions such as JSON, CSV, XML, and Logfmt
Maintain centralized documentation covering ingestion patterns, transformation libraries, schemas, and governance standards
Collaborate with security, analytics, and platform teams to support threat detection, compliance, and analytics use cases
Qualification
Required
Ten or more years of experience working in cybersecurity
Five or more years of experience with data pipeline platforms such as Cribl, Vector, Datadog, Client, or similar tools
Five or more years of experience with scripting languages such as JavaScript or Python
Extensive experience designing and managing large-scale security data pipelines supporting over one hundred data sources
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Company
Cynet Systems
Headquartered in Washington DC Metro Area, Cynet Systems is a top talent supplier for companies across North America.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ashwani (Ash) M.
Partner and Co-CEO
Nikhil "Nick" Budhiraja
Founder / Co-CEO
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