Data Engineer H/F
About Alta Ares
Alta Ares is a deeptech startup founded in 2024, building real-time AI for defense operations (ISR, C-UAS). Our primary clients are NATO-aligned militaries, with regular deployments during live exercises. Raised €2M pre-seed in May 2025. Products include:
- Real-time AI ISR module deployable on drones and tactical platforms
- Counter-UAS solution enabling autonomous drone takeover under GNSS-denied environment
- Full-stack MLOps platform for training & deploying military-grade AI models
- Data fusion and trajectory prediction
Role & Mission
Data Pipelines & Orchestration
Design and maintain batch and near real-time data pipelines across multiple sources (APIs, files, sensors, partners). Orchestrate workflows using Prefect (or similar tools) and ensure reliability, scalability, and observability of data workflows.
Data Infrastructure (GCP)
Deploy and operate data pipelines on GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, GCS). Manage data flows between object storage and relational databases, while optimizing performance, cost, and monitoring of production workloads.
Data Modeling & Storage
Design and implement PostgreSQL schemas adapted to analytical and ML use cases. Define dataset versioning strategies and ensure data quality, consistency, and traceability across systems.
ML Collaboration & MLOps Integration
Prepare and expose datasets for ML training pipelines. Guarantee reproducibility of datasets and integrate data pipelines into broader ML workflows and MLOps systems.
Security & Governance
Implement access control mechanisms and manage data permissions. Handle data classification and enforce security standards aligned with defense constraints.