Company: Tesco Technology
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Posted: March 24th, 2026
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.
You will be responsible for
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 Documentations : 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 various automations and DevOps 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 like 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 of Terraform and CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins
etc.)
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