Security Data Engineer
About The Position
Unlock the secrets of intelligence with MANTECH! Join a dynamic team at the forefront of national security, providing advanced solutions to government intelligence agencies. Since 1968, we’ve been solving the toughest challenges with groundbreaking tech. Explore thrilling projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Elevate your career and make a difference. Your adventure begins now—unleash your potential with MANTECH! MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Security Data Engineer to join our team in Herndon, VA. In this role, you are responsible for building and maintaining enterprise data feeds that power network and security intelligence platforms. In this role, you will integrate data from multiple vendor APIs, create robust ETL pipelines, and leverage AI to handle complex data extraction and normalization challenges.
Requirements
- High School Diploma and 10+ years’ experience with Systems Engineering, Data Engineering or similar technical role
- 5+ years’ experience building production data pipelines with Python
- Experience consuming REST or similar APIs at scale
- Experience with network and security tools such as Nmap, Rapid7, or similar tools
- Experience integrating AI capabilities with applications for efficient code responses
- Active/current TS/SCI with polygraph is required
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Strong software testing practices and quality standards
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain enterprise data feeds from 10+ network and security vendor APIs.
- Build intelligent parsers that handle diverse data formats.
- Orchestrate automated pipelines for regular data download, transformation, and loading.
- Ensure reliability and performance through continuous monitoring, error handling, and optimization.
- Adapt to system changes by quickly resolving API updates, data format changes, and vendor issues.
- Integrate AI capabilities for data extraction, classification, anomaly detection, and auto-healing.
- Perform technical evaluations of new tools for potential use and positive impact on project processes.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- short-term and long-term Disability
- Retirement and Savings
- Learning and Development opportunities
- wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
