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FastTek Global Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DataOps Engineer to join our EPEO DataOps team. This role will be pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure telemetry data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DataOps principles, deep expertise in GCP data services, and a solid understanding of IT operations, especially within the security and network domains. You will enable real-time visibility and actionable insights for our security and network operations centers, contributing directly to our operational excellence and threat detection capabilities.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DataOps Engineer to join our EPEO DataOps team. This role will be pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure telemetry data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DataOps principles, deep expertise in GCP data services, and a solid understanding of IT operations, especially within the security and network domains. You will enable real-time visibility and actionable insights for our security and network operations centers, contributing directly to our operational excellence and threat detection capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Development: Lead the design, development, and implementation of high-performance, fault-tolerant telemetry data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming large volumes of IT operational data (logs, metrics, traces) from diverse sources, with a focus on security and network telemetry. GCP Ecosystem Management: Architect and manage data solutions using a comprehensive suite of GCP services, ensuring optimal performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability. This includes leveraging services like Cloud Pub/Sub for messaging, Dataflow for real-time and batch processing, BigQuery for analytics, Cloud Logging for log management, and Cloud Monitoring for observability. DataOps Implementation: Drive the adoption and implementation of DataOps best practices, including automation, CI/CD for data pipelines, version control (e.g., Git), automated testing, data quality checks, and robust monitoring and alerting. Security & Network Focus: Develop specialized pipelines for critical security and network data sources such as VPC Flow Logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection system (IDS) logs, endpoint detection and response (EDR) data, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) data (e.g., Google Security Operations / Chronicle). Data Governance & Security: Implement and enforce data governance, compliance, and security measures, including data encryption (at rest and in transit), access controls (RBAC), data masking, and audit logging to protect sensitive operational data. Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot data pipelines for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, identifying and resolving bottlenecks. Collaboration & Mentorship: Collaborate closely with IT operations, security analysts, network engineers, and other data stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth. Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data pipelines, data models, and operational procedures.
Skills Required
Data Analysis Cloud Infrastructure Data Governance Data Modeling Network Security Data Warehousing Data Acquisition Python Data Conversion
Skills Preferred
Technical Communication Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) Technologies Critical Thinking Performance Tuning Cross-functional
Experience Required
Senior Specialist Exp: 7+ experience in relevant field.
Experience Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, or a related quantitative field. Typically, 8+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 4 years in a Senior or Lead role focused on DataOps or cloud-native data platforms.
Education Required
Master's Degree Bachelor's Degree
Additional Information
Core DataOps & Engineering: Proven experience in DataOps/Data Engineering, operationalizing large-scale, optimized batch and real-time data pipelines. Strong understanding of DataOps principles: CI/CD, automation, data quality, data governance, monitoring. Proficiency in Python. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform). Solid understanding of data modeling, schema design, and data warehousing (e.g., star schema). GCP Expertise: Data Ingestion & Messaging: In-depth experience with Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Logging, and integrating diverse log sources (e.g., VPC Flow Logs). Data Processing & Transformation: Hands-on experience with Dataflow (Apache Beam), Cloud Functions. Data Storage & Warehousing: Proficient in BigQuery, Cloud Storage (and potentially Bigtable). Orchestration: Experience with Cloud Composer (Apache Airflow). Monitoring & Observability: Strong skills in Google Cloud Operations Suite (Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace). Security Services: Familiarity with IAM, VPC Service Controls, KMS; understanding of Google Security Operations (Chronicle) desirable. Domain-Specific (IT Operations, Security & Networks): Understanding of IT operations telemetry (logs, metrics, traces). Experience collecting/processing security logs (firewall, IDS/IPS, EDR, SIEM) and network flow data (VPC Flow Logs). Familiarity with security concepts: threat detection, incident response, compliance. Knowledge of network protocols and topologies.
Additional Info
At FastTek Global,
Our Purpose
is
Our People
and
Our Planet
. We come to work each day and are reminded we are
helping people find their success stories
. Also,
Doing the right thing is our mantra
. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for
24 years
!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is
100% consultant
and
client focused
.
We've differentiated ourselves by being
fast, flexible,
creative
and
honest
. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Benefits
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our
flexible benefit
options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program) Vision Personal Time Off (PTO) Program Long Term Disability (100% paid) Life Insurance (100% paid) 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the
Top Work Places
in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
,
2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
To view all of our open positions go to: https://www.fasttek.com/fastswitch/findwork
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fasttekglobal
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasttekglobal
Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fasttek
You can become a fan of FastTek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasttekglobal/ Seniority level
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DataOps Senior Specialist
role at
FastTek Global 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
DataOps Senior Specialist
role at
FastTek Global Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DataOps Engineer to join our EPEO DataOps team. This role will be pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure telemetry data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DataOps principles, deep expertise in GCP data services, and a solid understanding of IT operations, especially within the security and network domains. You will enable real-time visibility and actionable insights for our security and network operations centers, contributing directly to our operational excellence and threat detection capabilities.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DataOps Engineer to join our EPEO DataOps team. This role will be pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure telemetry data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DataOps principles, deep expertise in GCP data services, and a solid understanding of IT operations, especially within the security and network domains. You will enable real-time visibility and actionable insights for our security and network operations centers, contributing directly to our operational excellence and threat detection capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Development: Lead the design, development, and implementation of high-performance, fault-tolerant telemetry data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming large volumes of IT operational data (logs, metrics, traces) from diverse sources, with a focus on security and network telemetry. GCP Ecosystem Management: Architect and manage data solutions using a comprehensive suite of GCP services, ensuring optimal performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability. This includes leveraging services like Cloud Pub/Sub for messaging, Dataflow for real-time and batch processing, BigQuery for analytics, Cloud Logging for log management, and Cloud Monitoring for observability. DataOps Implementation: Drive the adoption and implementation of DataOps best practices, including automation, CI/CD for data pipelines, version control (e.g., Git), automated testing, data quality checks, and robust monitoring and alerting. Security & Network Focus: Develop specialized pipelines for critical security and network data sources such as VPC Flow Logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection system (IDS) logs, endpoint detection and response (EDR) data, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) data (e.g., Google Security Operations / Chronicle). Data Governance & Security: Implement and enforce data governance, compliance, and security measures, including data encryption (at rest and in transit), access controls (RBAC), data masking, and audit logging to protect sensitive operational data. Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot data pipelines for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, identifying and resolving bottlenecks. Collaboration & Mentorship: Collaborate closely with IT operations, security analysts, network engineers, and other data stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth. Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data pipelines, data models, and operational procedures.
Skills Required
Data Analysis Cloud Infrastructure Data Governance Data Modeling Network Security Data Warehousing Data Acquisition Python Data Conversion
Skills Preferred
Technical Communication Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) Technologies Critical Thinking Performance Tuning Cross-functional
Experience Required
Senior Specialist Exp: 7+ experience in relevant field.
Experience Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, or a related quantitative field. Typically, 8+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 4 years in a Senior or Lead role focused on DataOps or cloud-native data platforms.
Education Required
Master's Degree Bachelor's Degree
Additional Information
Core DataOps & Engineering: Proven experience in DataOps/Data Engineering, operationalizing large-scale, optimized batch and real-time data pipelines. Strong understanding of DataOps principles: CI/CD, automation, data quality, data governance, monitoring. Proficiency in Python. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform). Solid understanding of data modeling, schema design, and data warehousing (e.g., star schema). GCP Expertise: Data Ingestion & Messaging: In-depth experience with Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Logging, and integrating diverse log sources (e.g., VPC Flow Logs). Data Processing & Transformation: Hands-on experience with Dataflow (Apache Beam), Cloud Functions. Data Storage & Warehousing: Proficient in BigQuery, Cloud Storage (and potentially Bigtable). Orchestration: Experience with Cloud Composer (Apache Airflow). Monitoring & Observability: Strong skills in Google Cloud Operations Suite (Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace). Security Services: Familiarity with IAM, VPC Service Controls, KMS; understanding of Google Security Operations (Chronicle) desirable. Domain-Specific (IT Operations, Security & Networks): Understanding of IT operations telemetry (logs, metrics, traces). Experience collecting/processing security logs (firewall, IDS/IPS, EDR, SIEM) and network flow data (VPC Flow Logs). Familiarity with security concepts: threat detection, incident response, compliance. Knowledge of network protocols and topologies.
Additional Info
At FastTek Global,
Our Purpose
is
Our People
and
Our Planet
. We come to work each day and are reminded we are
helping people find their success stories
. Also,
Doing the right thing is our mantra
. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for
24 years
!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is
100% consultant
and
client focused
.
We've differentiated ourselves by being
fast, flexible,
creative
and
honest
. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Benefits
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our
flexible benefit
options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program) Vision Personal Time Off (PTO) Program Long Term Disability (100% paid) Life Insurance (100% paid) 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the
Top Work Places
in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
,
2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
To view all of our open positions go to: https://www.fasttek.com/fastswitch/findwork
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fasttekglobal
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasttekglobal
Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fasttek
You can become a fan of FastTek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasttekglobal/ Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at FastTek Global by 2x Get notified about new Senior jobs in
Dearborn, MI . Detroit Metropolitan Area $65,000.00-$80,000.00 2 weeks ago SMB Account Director, Search & Staffing - Talent Solutions
Detroit, MI $101,000.00-$145,000.00 2 weeks ago Detroit, MI $74,156.16-$107,114.45 1 month ago Detroit Metropolitan Area $130,000.00-$160,000.00 2 weeks ago Senior Director - Head of Global Transformation
Southfield, MI $206,000.00-$395,400.00 2 hours ago * Senior Assistant Manager - Kirkland's Home
Senior Accountant 1 (Wayne County Treasurer's Office)
Detroit, MI $84,204.00-$109,465.00 2 weeks ago Senior Vice President of Acquisitions (relocation to the Dayton/Northern Cincinnati area)
Birmingham, MI $176,700.00-$251,100.00 4 days ago Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis
Detroit, MI $110,000.00-$130,000.00 2 weeks ago Senior Lean Manager, Process Re-Engineering
Senior Manager, Corporate Net Working Capital
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
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