redalpha
Data Engineer
Job description
Red Alpha Cybersecurity is looking for aspiring Data Engineers who are passionate about building robust data pipelines and enabling data-driven solutions. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and software engineers. To deliver high-performance, production-grade data infrastructure.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support diverse business and AI applications
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Take ownership of pipeline health. Proactively monitor performance, debug issues, and improve data quality
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate data needs into technical solutions
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Implement data pipeline orchestration using tools such as Apache Airflow or AWS Step Functions
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Optimise data storage and retrieval across RDBMS (Postgres, MSSQL), object stores (MinIO/S3), and graph databases (Neo4j)
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Design data schemas (normalized, denormalized, star-schema) and enforce proper access and backup protocols
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Support analytics, product development, and AI POCs with clean, well-managed data structures
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Apply scripting (Python) and open-source tools to automate data workflows and ETL processes
What You Should Know or Be Eager to Learn
Preferred Technical Skills (not mandatory)
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Python for scripting and data manipulation
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Database technologies: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j
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Cloud and storage systems: MinIO, AWS S3, AWS tech stack (preferred)
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Data orchestration tools: Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions
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Familiarity with BI tools like Tableau
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Comfort working in both Windows and Linux environments
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Basic understanding of networks, OS commands, and system-level data operations
Mindset We Look For
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Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail
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Customer-first attitude. Designing with real users and business needs in mind
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Flexibility to adapt tools and approaches based on the use case
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Eagerness to learn and grow in a high-performance tech environment
All selected candidates will undergo a 11-week, fully sponsored on-job-training with allowance , before being deployed full-time for 3 years.
