Senior Data Platform Engineer

About the role

As the Senior Data Platform

Engineer in the Cyber Data Platform team, you will play a key role in building

and maintaining a robust data platform that enables users to develop advanced

analytics, machine learning, and GenAI solutions to strengthen our security

defences. You will collaborate closely with cross functional data teams to

ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and aligned with cybersecurity goals. Also,

you will contribute to the data platform architecture and mentor junior team

members to deliver high-quality data services.

You will be responsible for

Data

Architecture

:

Design, build and management

of realtime, near realtime and batch data architectures that support threat

detection, incident response and reporting through advanced analytics, machine

learning and GenAI capabilities

.

Data

Integration and Transformation

: Implement and manage the automated frameworks

for integrating data from various security sources into the security data lake.

Also, the data transformation frameworks to move data between the raw, trusted,

and curated data layers.

Coding

: Contribute

to raising the quality bar of the team's codebase by producing high-quality

code, conducting thorough peer reviews, and proactively providing constructive

feedback to other team members on their code

Automation

and DevOps

: Implement various automations and DevOps practices to

streamline the deployment, configuration, and management of data platform

components.

Collaboration and

Communication

: Collaborate with teams from

various departments, effectively communicating technical concepts and solutions

to individuals with different levels of technical expertise.

You will need

Solid programming experience with programming languages

like Python along with proficiency in SQL

Experience building data platforms on cloud services like

Databricks on Azure or GCP BigQuery and big data technologies like Spark, Flink

etc.,

Solid grasp of Kubernetes, CI/CD and Terraform

Working knowledge of ETL and ELT frameworks and

orchestration tools like Airflow and dbt

Ability to provide clear input, guide, empower junior

members of the team to achieve desired outcomes

Familiarity with machine learning and AI tools is desirable

Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.

• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).

• Private medical insurance.

• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.

• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

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