Data Platform Engineer, Cybersecurity Operations at Citi

Department: Technology

Compensation

$156,160 – $234,240/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Irving, Texas
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 29, 2026

Description

Citi is hiring a Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines, storage backbones, and data lakes for cybersecurity operations. The role ingests and normalizes SOC telemetry, integrates normalized data with SIEM, XDR, and analytics platforms, and maintains reliability, observability, security, and schema governance at enterprise scale. The position is full-time in Irving, Texas, with a salary range of $156,160 to $234,240 and benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Required Skills

Data platform architecture
Data pipelines
Data lake architecture
Cloud infrastructure
Python
Data modeling
CI/CD
Observability

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree or university degree, or equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: Architecting and operating large-scale, mission-critical data platforms
Building and operating large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines
Architecting enterprise-scale data lake and data warehouse systems
Building cloud-native data infrastructure
Ingesting and normalizing security telemetry at scale
Developing pipelines and automation in Python, Go, Java, or Scala
Designing schemas, data models, and metadata for large datasets
Applying cybersecurity fundamentals to SOC and detection operations
Working with relational, NoSQL, time-series, and analytical databases
Applying software engineering practices including CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, version control, testing, and observability
Architecting mission-critical, 24x7 systems for scale and reliability
Preferred Qualifications: 10+ years architecting data platforms for SOC, SIEM, or XDR environments
Familiarity with AI/ML pipeline requirements
Experience with open table formats and lakehouse architectures
Relevant cloud data engineering or GIAC certifications
Translation Company Name: Citi