Platform Engineer

We are looking for a skilled Platform Engineer to join our team in Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will be responsible for the installation, configuration, integration, and operational management of an on-premises modern data platform. This role involves setting up infrastructure, administering the platform, integrating security measures, managing multiple environments, and ensuring platform reliability across Development, QA, and Production stages. The ideal candidate will have practical experience deploying enterprise data platforms within highly secured environments and possess strong troubleshooting, operational support, and infrastructure management skills.

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, ensuring 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 closely with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure platform stability, availability, and performance.
- Troubleshoot deployment, configuration, integration, and connectivity issues across the platform stack.

Required Qualifications

- Proven experience in MinIO administration.
- Hands-on expertise with Apache Iceberg.
- Administration skills for Starburst and/or Dremio platforms.
- Strong knowledge of Apache Spark administration.
- Experience managing Informatica components.
- Proficiency in Linux system administration.
- Familiarity with VMware infrastructure.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and/or Kubernetes.
- Solid understanding of Git and CI/CD integration.
- Expertise in IAM and PAM integration.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and operational support experience for complex infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications and Additional Skills

- Knowledge of data lakehouse architecture principles.
- Understanding of enterprise security architecture.
- Experience in performance tuning and capacity planning.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
- Skills in infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Prior experience working in highly secured enterprise environments.
- Ability to implement disaster recovery and backup strategies.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge data platform technologies within a secure and dynamic environment. Candidates with a strong technical background and a proactive approach to platform engineering challenges will thrive in this position.