Senior Data Engineer - Cybersecurity

We are looking for a skilled GCP Data Engineer to join our EPEO - Data and AI Ops team. In this role, you will play a critical part in designing, developing, and maintaining our Security Data Lake and associated data products.

The core requirement for this role is deep technical expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and hands‑on experience building scalable cloud data pipelines (ETL/ELT). Additionally, experience with Cribl (for log stream routing, shaping, and reduction) is considered a strong asset and a major plus.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines using GCP native services.
• Build and manage data quality frameworks to ensure the integrity and reliability of security data assets.
• Integrate diverse data sources and security tools via APIs to centralize security oversight.
• Optimize database performance, query efficiency, and storage costs within Google Big Query.
• (Preferred) Utilize Cribl to route, shape, and enrich incoming security telemetry and log data.
• Develop, deploy, and monitor automated data pipelines (ETL/ELT) using Python, SQL, and GCP services (such as Cloud Functions, Cloud Scheduler, and Dataflow).
• Manage and optimize schema designs, partitioning, and clustering in Google Big Query to ensure cost‑effective and high‑performance querying.
• Implement and scale data quality and auditing frameworks using GCP Dataplex with centralized rules metadata configuration.
• Design and maintain robust API integrations (e.g., EAMS, Trend Micro, and other threat detection platforms) to ingest critical security logs.
• [Preferred/Good to Have] Configure and manage Cribl Stream pipelines (sources, destinations, routes, and functions) to parse, mask, enrich, and route security logs.
• [Preferred/Good to Have] Implement log reduction strategies in Cribl to optimize data ingestion and lower downstream storage costs.
• Partner with security teams to deliver actionable data products, reporting views, and tactical dashboards to prevent service outages.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Experience: 8+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering, Cloud Data Warehousing, or software development.
• Cloud Expertise: 5+ years of hands‑on experience designing and implementing production‑grade solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), specifically utilizing native services such as Google Big Query, Cloud Run/Functions, and Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub Sub.
• Programming & Querying: High proficiency in Python and advanced SQL for building, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams in an agile environment.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized back‑up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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