Cybersecurity Data Engineer
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- Kochi, Kerala
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, build, and maintain scalable security telemetry pipelines that ingest, normalize, enrich, and route data to SIEMs, data lakes, and analytics platforms
- Architect and manage high-performance storage and processing solutions for SIEM, SOAR, and security data lakes
- Assemble complex, cross-domain datasets that support threat detection, forensic analysis, posture reporting, and compliance
- Develop analytics tools and dashboards using Python, KQL, regex, and API integrations to expose anomalies and generate actionable insights
- Build AI/ML-ready data structures that support use cases such as anomaly detection, alert triage scoring, LLM-driven summarization, and enrichment engines
- Own end-to-end data flow: ingress, transformation, storage, alerting, and visualization
- Apply an automation-first mindset to eliminate manual ETL processes and optimize data pipeline performance
- Collaborate with detection engineers and threat hunters to fine-tune telemetry capture, build context-rich alerts, and close data visibility gaps
- Create and maintain dashboards and alerts in platforms such as SentinelOne, Cribl, and SaaS-native tools
- Maintain detailed technical documentation, including data dictionaries, schema designs, and pipeline runbooks
- Other duties as assigned by organization leadership.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Data Engineering, or a related field.
- Certification in CompTIA+ or equivalent is preferred.
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience.
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Self-directed, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong ability to work collaboratively with others, to influence based on knowledge and experience.
- Experience in data engineering, with a strong focus on security or infrastructure telemetry.
- Strong experience with scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, JavaScript) and query languages (SQL, KQL, regex).
- Hands-on experience with SIEM and log management tools (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, Cribl, syslog-ng, or similar).
- Familiarity with data lakehouse/lake/warehouse architectures (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, AWS Lake Formation, or similar).
- Experience working with cloud services and logging pipelines in Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments
- Understanding of cybersecurity domains including logging, identity, endpoint, and network telemetry
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to debug complex pipeline or data normalization issues
- Ability to balance low-level engineering with cross-functional collaboration and prioritization across multiple projects.
- Certifications: Azure Data Engineer, AWS Big Data Specialty, Security+, or relevant cybersecurity/data certs
- Familiarity with Amazon Security Lake, Microsoft Purview, Azure Monitor, or custom log routing architectures
- Understanding of threat detection use cases and how telemetry enables visibility across MITRE ATT&CK
- Knowledge of AI-enhanced analytics tools or ability to work with LLM APIs for summarization, labeling, or enrichment workflows
- Windows Server and Linux certifications are a plus.