Associate Data Platform Engineer - Cyber Data Platform

As an Associate Data Platform Engineer in the Cyber Data Platform team, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of a robust data platform that enables users to develop advanced analytics and 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.

• Data Architecture: Support the implementation of real time, near real time 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 the automated frameworks for integrating the 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 and Documentation: Contribute to raising the quality bar of the team's codebase by producing high-quality code and documentation of data platform architecture, process and best practices.
• Automation and Dev Ops: Implement various automations and Dev Ops practices to streamline the deployment, configuration, and management of data platform components.
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate and communicate effectively with members of the team and actively participate in resolving issues related to data platform operations, providing support as needed.

• Proficiency in SQL and programming languages like Python.
• Familiarity with ETL and ELT frameworks and orchestration tools such as Airflow and DBT Experience.
• Exposure to cloud platforms e.g. Azure, Databricks or similar technologies.
• An understanding of data lakes and data warehouses concepts and distributed systems like Event Hub / Kafka, Spark etc.
• Familiarity with Terraform and CI/CD using Git Hub Actions, Jenkins etc.
• A desire to learn about cybersecurity principles and practices.
• Strong and proactive communication skills, both written and verbal to effectively engage with team and individuals involved in the project.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with collaborative development methods such as mob or pair programming is a plus.

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