About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 automated frameworks for integrating data from various security sources into the security data lake. 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 DevOps: Implement automation and DevOps practices to streamline deployment, configuration, and management of data platform components.


• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members and actively participate in resolving issues related to data platform operations, providing support as needed.

You will need

• Proficiency in SQL and programming languages like Python


• Familiarity with ETL and ELT frameworks and orchestration tools such as Airflow and DBT


• Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure and Databricks or similar technologies


• Understanding of data lakes and data warehouses concepts and distributed systems such as Event Hub, Kafka, Spark


• Familiarity with Terraform and CI/CD using GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar


• A desire to learn about cybersecurity principles and practices


• Strong and proactive communication skills, both written and verbal


• Strong problem-solving skills


• Experience with collaborative development methods such as mob or pair programming is a plus

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary


• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day and bank holidays


• Maternity and adoption leave 26 weeks at full pay (after 1 year of service) plus 13 weeks Statutory Maternity/Adoption Pay; four weeks fully paid paternity leave


• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family, and access to resources to support mental wellbeing

About Tesco

Our vision is to become every customer\'s favourite way to shop, whether at home or on the move. Our core purpose is Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. We are committed to an inclusive culture and to providing a fully accessible recruitment process. We offer diverse full-time and part-time patterns and blended office and remote working.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Retail