Important Notes:
- This is a fully remote position; however, only candidates located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, or Ohio are eligible for consideration.
Data Engineer (AWS/Splunk)
Optomi, in partnership with a leading company in the energy sector is seeking a Data Engineer to join their Cyber Security team! This role is responsible for developing and validating security log analytics from various security and IT services. The qualified Data Engineer will collaborate with experts across cloud technologies, databases, and cybersecurity to enhance and automate investigations within the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). The right candidate will play a crucial role in advancing cyber investigations and ensuring the architecture supports data delivery across ongoing operations.
What the right candidate will enjoy!
- The opportunity to work in an essential industry driving innovation in energy and security!
- The ability to work 100% remote!
- Opportunities to collaborate with cross-functional teams on cutting-edge cybersecurity projects!
Experience of the right candidate:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience in software engineering.
- Experience with security toolsets (e.g., firewalls, SQL Databases, audit logs, authentication, anti-virus) and working within Azure or AWS environments.
- Knowledge of building and optimizing large-scale data pipelines, architectures, and data sets.
- Experience developing requirements and sourcing data within new or existing datasets.
- Strong coding skills and proficiency with SIEM query languages.
Responsibilities of the right candidate:
- Support and collaborate with cloud technical SMEs, database architects, and cybersecurity engineers to ensure optimal data architecture and delivery throughout projects.
- Design, build, and manage analytics frameworks to assist CSOC analysts, enabling correction, automation, and normalization of security logs.
- Develop highly scalable data management interfaces and software components within both cloud and on-premise services.
- Perform regular cyber investigations to stay informed on toolsets and CSOC needs, representing the team in various data engagements.
- Research opportunities for data acquisition and identify new applications for existing data.
- Develop techniques to support trending and analytic decision-making processes.
Additional Job Requirements:
- Experience working with large Data Lake environments such as Splunk, AWS, or Azure.
- Strong skills in data normalization and working with unstructured datasets.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work within cross-functional teams.
- Self-starter with minimal supervision and a passion for problem-solving.
- Strong analytic mind to address complicated challenges and deliver data-driven insights.
