Platform Engineer

Job Title: Platform Engineer

Employment Type

Full-Time Experienced Required: 5 to 10 years Work

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KSA Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to support the installation, configuration, integration, and operationalization of an on-premises modern data platform. The role will focus on infrastructure setup, platform administration, security integration, environment management, and platform reliability across Development, QA, and Production environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience deploying enterprise data platforms in highly secured environments, with strong troubleshooting, operational support, and infrastructure management capabilities. Key Responsibilities Install, configure, and administer data platform components in an on-premises environment. Deploy and manage MinIO Object Storage and Apache Iceberg-based data lakehouse architecture. Install, configure, and optimize Starburst and/or Dremio platforms for data virtualization and querying. Deploy, administer, and support Apache Spark clusters and processing services. Install, configure, and manage Informatica components and ensure seamless integration with the platform ecosystem. Configure and maintain Development, QA, and Production environments. Integrate platform components with enterprise security services, including: Identity & Access Management (IAM) Privileged Access Management (PAM) Active Directory / LDAP Single Sign-On (SSO) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Implement and support Git-based DevOps and CI/CD practices. Manage monitoring, logging, backup, disaster recovery, and operational readiness processes. Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure platform stability, availability, and performance. Troubleshoot deployment, configuration, integration, and connectivity issues across the platform stack. Must-Have Skills MinIO Administration Apache Iceberg Starburst and/or Dremio Administration Apache Spark Administration Informatica Administration Linux System Administration VMware Infrastructure Docker and/or Kubernetes Git and CI/CD Integration IAM/PAM Integration Infrastructure Troubleshooting and Operational Support Good-to-Have Skills Data Lakehouse Architecture Enterprise Security Architecture Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning Monitoring Tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) Infrastructure Automation (Terraform, Ansible) Experience working in highly secured enterprise environments Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategy Implementation Share