Asmin Alev Aktaş
Senior Data Scientist Engineer - Cyber Defense @Okta
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Data Scientist Engineer - Cyber Defense @Okta
Toronto, ON, CA
Use Claude Code in daily development workflows with client agents and MCP server integrations (including MCP-Security) to interact programmatically with data systems, APIs, and security frameworks for automation and advanced analysis.Design and operate scalable data ingestion pipelines that process large volumes of structured and unstructured data, ensuring reliable data collection, normalization, and downstream usability.Build and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines and event-driven data workflows using cloud and serverless architectures to support high-throughput and fault-tolerant data processing.Improved CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using Terraform, optimizing data workflows for performance, cost efficiency, and reliable deployment at scale.Design and build AI-powered engineering tools and automation frameworks using LangChain and OpenAI, enabling developers to rapidly create modular AI agents for data workflows and operational tasks.Integrate AI-assisted development practices across the data platform, leveraging LLMs for schema generation, documentation, pipeline optimization, and data analysis
EDUCATION
Izmir Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering
PUC Minas
Release Engineering Course, Computer Science
Politecnico di Bari
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT ASMIN ALEV AKTAŞ
Senior Data Engineer with end-to-end ownership of complex data ecosystems. I build secure, scalable data pipelines across diverse applications and APIs, ensuring reliable, well-modeled data for analytics, security, and product teams. I focus on strong data engineering fundamentals including automated testing, metadata standards, and pipeline observability. I also leverage AI-assisted development, building and using LLM-based tools and agents to streamline tasks such as schema design, documentation, and workflow optimization. I’ve led major refactoring and migration efforts, modernizing legacy systems and improving data models and storage efficiency while delivering maintainable, high-impact data solutions.
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