Platform Engineer

We are looking for a skilled Platform Engineer with 5 to 10 years of experience 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 managing infrastructure setup, platform administration, security integration, and ensuring platform reliability across Development, QA, and Production environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in deploying enterprise data platforms within highly secured environments, coupled with excellent troubleshooting and operational support skills.

Key Responsibilities

- Install, configure, and administer data platform components within 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 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.
- Proficient in Apache Spark cluster management.
- Experience with Informatica administration.
- Strong Linux system administration skills.
- Familiarity with VMware infrastructure.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and/or Kubernetes.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD integration.
- Ability to integrate IAM and PAM solutions.
- Solid infrastructure troubleshooting and operational support capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

- Understanding of data lakehouse architecture.
- Knowledge 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 Terraform or Ansible.
- Prior experience working in highly secured enterprise environments.
- Expertise in disaster recovery and backup strategy implementation.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge data platform technologies within a secure and dynamic environment. The candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the platform’s operational excellence and scalability.