Tesco UK Welwyn Garden City Hybrid Full-Time Working hours 36 Apply by 31-Jul-2026
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.
What is in it for you
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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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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
About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
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