Staff Data Platform Engineer - Cyber Data Platform

Job Summary:
As the Staff Data Platform Engineer in the Cyber Data Platform team, you will be key in designing, developing, and deploying a scalable data platform that empowers users to create advanced analytics, machine learning, and GenAI solutions to enhance our security defences. You will lead architectural decisions, guide technical direction, and mentor the engineering team to deliver high quality data services.

In this job, I am accountable for:
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities:

Technical Leadership: Take in charge of the design, development and delivery of cyber data platform solutions and provide technical guidance and mentorship across all teams of cyber data platform.
 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.
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
 Data Security and Compliance: Implement and enforce data security standard methodologies, ensuring the protection of sensitive information and compliance with relevant regulations.
Automation and DevOps: Implement various automations and DevOps practices to streamline the deployment, configuration, and management of data platform components. 

In addition to the above core accountabilities, I am also responsible for contributing to and supporting the ongoing recruitment and talent development process for cyber data team at Tesco.

Operational skills relevant for this job:
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal to effectively engage with team and individuals involved in the project.
Strong analytical abilities to empower users with self-service capabilities through the data platform.
Experience with collaborative development methods such as mob or ensemble programming.

Experience relevant for this job:
Proven experience in leading the teams to deliver resilient systems and providing technical guidance for optimal product solutions.
Experience building data platforms on cloud services like Databricks on Azure or GCP BigQuery, with the goal of delivering a self-service data platform for users.
Proficient in Python and SQL, with a solid grasp of architectural patterns, coding standards, code reviews, version control, and CI/CD practices.
Expertise in ETL and ELT frameworks for large scale realtime and batch data processing, with hands-on experience in Kafka, Flink, Airflow and dbt as well as containerisation technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
Ability to provide clear input, guide, opportunities to help engineers develop and advance.
Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices.

Benefits:       
We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work.  These include but aren’t limited to:
Annual bonus scheme
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays)
On-site gym at our Welwyn Campus with discounted “Gympass” membership & free health checks via Nuffield Health
Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
Share Schemes – Join our ‘Buy As You Earn’ & ‘Save As You Earn’ share schemes after 3 months service
Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 3 months service
Colleague Discounts:
10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four day period, off most purchases at Tesco
10% off One Stop
10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
20% off all F&F purchases
20% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. T&C’s apply
25% off Tesco Café
50% off complete glasses purchases & free eye tests (other offers available) at Vision Express
50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
Cycle to work scheme
Shuttle Bus Service to/from Welwyn Garden City Station to Welwyn Campus
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
Our Employee Assistance Programme helps you deal with life’s challenges
Financial wellness - Tesco has partnered with experts to help you make the most of your money
Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-term charity partners      

About Us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader, and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.
We’re a big business, and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.