Senior Data Engineer, Tech Lead

Get to Know Us

Horizon3.ai is a fast-growing, remote cybersecurity company dedicated to the mission of enabling organizations to proactively find and fix and verify exploitable attack vectors before criminals exploit them. Our flagship product, the NodeZeroTM platform, delivers production-safe autonomous pentests and other key assessment operations that scale across the largest internal, external, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments. NodeZero has been adopted by organizations of all sizes, from small educational institutions to government agencies and Global 100 enterprises. It is used by ITOps/SecOps teams, consulting pentesters, and MSSPs and MSPs. 

We are a fusion of former U.S. Special Operations cyber operators, startup engineers, and formerly frustrated cybersecurity practitioners. We're committed to helping solve our common security problems: ineffective security tools, false positives resulting in alert fatigue, blind spots, "checkbox” security culture, cybersecurity skills shortage, and the long lead time and expense of hiring outside consultants. Collectively, we are a team of learn it alls, committed to a culture of respect, collaboration, ownership, and results.

Summary/Overview

We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join our engineering team and help design, build, and maintain robust, scalable data infrastructure in the cloud. You will work closely with our platform, analytics, and product teams to ensure data is reliable, accessible, and optimized for performance and scalability. Your expertise in AWS services and Infrastructure as Code will be vital in building secure, automated, and maintainable data solutions.

Essential Functions

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance data pipelines using AWS services such Redshift, S3, and DMS.

• Build infrastructure for data ingestion, storage, transformation, and analytics using Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code tools.

• Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure deployments.

• Ensure observability, reliability, and performance of data systems through logging, alerting, and monitoring best practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data requirements and support analytics and machine learning use cases.

• Drive automation and standardization in data engineering practices and infrastructure.

• Maintain strong security and compliance standards throughout the data stack.

Competencies

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role, with a focus on cloud-native data infrastructure.

• Expertise in AWS services, particularly S3, DMS, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, and IAM.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code tools.

• Proficiency in Python for data pipeline development.

• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like ECS or Kubernetes.

• Solid knowledge of CI/CD tools and Git-based workflows.

• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams with a DevOps mindset.

Nice To Have

• Exposure to event-driven architectures and stream processing (Kafka, Kinesis).

• Understanding of cost optimization and performance tuning in cloud data environments.

• Knowledge of data privacy and compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, etc.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel Required

We are a fully remote company, and this job may require up to 5% of travel to be successful. Job-related travel expenses are reviewed and must be approved by your manager.

Perks of Horizon3.ai

• Inclusive Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

• Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with numerous career development opportunities.

• Innovative Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.

• Remote Work: We are a 100% remote company. Enjoy the convenience and work-life balance that comes with remote work. 

• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary and benefits which includes health, vision & dental care for you and your family, a flexible vacation policy, and generous parental leave. 

Compensation and Values