Staff Analytics Engineer

TESCO UK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Disability Confident Leader

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a Staff Analytics Engineer for Cyber Analytics to set the technical direction for cybersecurity data products. You will lead architecture, modelling standards and data governance to enable trusted insights, AI-powered analytics and secure self-service capabilities.

In collaboration with security, platform and engineering teams, you will mentor Analytics Engineers, drive DataOps practices and ensure scalable, compliant data solutions across the estate.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and data product strategy experience.
• Extensive Python and PySpark experience for large-scale data processing.
• Strong SQL and data modeling skills.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Databricks on Azure).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical direction for cybersecurity data products.
• Lead analytics architecture and standards.
• Mentor Analytics Engineers and champion governance and responsible AI.
• Partner with security, platform and engineering teams to align roadmaps.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

Data modeling

AI/ML concepts

Analytics engineering

Leadership

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Airflow

dbt

Tableau

Git

CI/CD

DataOps

Job description

As the Staff Analytics Engineer for Cyber Analytics, you will set the technical direction for cybersecurity data products, ensuring they are trusted, scalable and built for impact. You will drive data modelling standards, analytics architecture and engineering best practices, enabling high-quality insights, AI-powered analytics and secure self-service capabilities. Partnering with security, platform and engineering teams, you will shape long-term strategy, champion data governance and AI responsibility, and mentor Analytics Engineers to deliver exceptional data products at scale.

Technical Leadership and Data Product Strategy: Define and drive the technical direction for cybersecurity data products, establishing engineering standards, best practices and operating models that enable the team to deliver trusted, scalable and high-value data solutions aligned to security and business objectives. Analytics Architecture: Lead the design and evolution of the cybersecurity analytics architecture, defining data patterns, modelling approaches and data product frameworks that support reporting, advanced analytics, machine learning, GenAI and AI-powered analytics experiences at scale. Data Integration, Transformation and Quality: Establish the strategic approach for data integration, transformation and quality management across the raw, trusted and curated layers of the data ecosystem, ensuring data products are reliable, governed, reusable and fit for purpose. Data Modelling and Semantic Enablement: Define and govern data modelling standards and semantic layer design principles that enable consistent, discoverable and trusted data products, supporting self-service analytics, threat investigation and decision-making across security teams. Engineering Excellence and Documentation: Champion engineering excellence by driving coding standards, testing frameworks, peer review practices and documentation approaches that improve quality, maintainability, consistency and knowledge sharing across the Analytics Engineering function. Automation and AnalyticsOps: Lead the adoption of automation and DataOps practices that improve the deployment, testing, monitoring and operational management of data products, enhancing scalability, reliability and developer productivity. AI and Analytics Enablement: Shape the strategy and technical approach for analytics agents and conversational analytics capabilities, enabling users to explore and investigate security and business data through natural language experiences while ensuring responsible AI adoption through appropriate governance, security controls and human oversight. Data Governance, Security and Compliance: Establish and promote data governance, security and compliance standards across the cybersecurity analytics estate, ensuring sensitive data is protected and managed in accordance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements. Cross-functional Leadership and Influence: Partner with security, engineering and data leaders to shape roadmaps, influence architectural decisions and align analytics capabilities with strategic priorities, communicating complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. In addition to the above core accountabilities, I am also responsible for contributing to and supporting the recruitment, coaching, mentoring and development of Analytics Engineering talent, helping to raise technical capability and foster a culture of engineering excellence across the Cyber Analytics team.

Strong passion for data engineering, data modelling, data quality and building trusted, scalable data products that enable analytics, machine learning and AI-driven use cases.

Proven experience leading the design and delivery of enterprise-scale data products, defining technical strategy, architectural patterns and engineering standards while providing technical leadership across teams.

Expert programming experience with Python/PySpark and advanced proficiency in SQL for large-scale data transformation, optimisation and analytics workloads.

Extensive experience designing and implementing scalable data solutions on cloud platforms such as Databricks on Azure, including data lakehouse architectures, data modelling frameworks and data quality controls.

Deep understanding of analytics architecture, data modelling methodologies, semantic layer design, and approaches for delivering discoverable, governed and reusable data products.

Expertise in ETL and ELT frameworks for large-scale batch and near real-time processing, with hands‑on experience using orchestration and transformation technologies such as Airflow and dbt.

Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, testing strategies, version control systems such as Git, and CI/CD processes.

Experience driving automation and DataOps practices that improve deployment, monitoring, reliability and operational efficiency of data products.

Experience developing dashboards, visualisations and self-service analytics capabilities using tools such as Tableau, enabling users to derive actionable insights from complex datasets.

Experience shaping or implementing analytics agents, conversational analytics capabilities, semantic layers or other AI-powered analytics solutions that enable users to explore and investigate data through natural language.

Understanding of responsible AI principles, including governance, security controls, evaluation frameworks and appropriate human oversight.

Strong leadership, mentoring and coaching skills, with the ability to develop Analytics Engineers, raise engineering standards and build high-performing teams.

Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts, architectural decisions and data strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences. Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, security operations and threat detection use cases, with experience applying data and analytics solutions to support cybersecurity outcomes.

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal to effectively engage with team and individuals involved in the project.Strong analytical abilities, attention to detail and ability to empower users with self‑service capabilities through the analytics platform.

Experience with collaborative development methods such as mob or ensemble programming.

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.

We’re proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. And if you’re interested in joining our team but don’t tick every box, don’t let that hold you back from applying.