Work Location: Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Experience: 3–5 Years
Job Title: Data Platform Engineer
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: On-site / Hybrid, based on project requirements
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
Engagement Duration: 3–5 Months
Environment: On-Premises | Dev, QA & Production

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Data Platform Engineer with strong experience in the installation, configuration, administration, and support of data platform components in on-premises environments.

The role requires experience with platform administration, VMware-based infrastructure, Git integration, and enterprise security integration involving IAM and PAM. The engineer will be responsible for supporting platform deployment, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational activities across Development, QA, and Production environments.

The ideal candidate should also have a solid understanding of infrastructure, networking, storage, security, and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Key Responsibilities

Install, configure, deploy, and maintain data platform components in on-premises environments
Perform day-to-day Data Platform Administration, monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, and operational support
Deploy and support data platform components running on VMware-based infrastructure
Integrate platform configurations and deployment processes with Git-based version control
Integrate data platforms with enterprise security solutions, including IAM and PAM
Support platform deployment and operations across Development, QA, and Production environments
Monitor platform availability, performance, capacity, resource utilization, and overall platform health
Troubleshoot and resolve platform, infrastructure, deployment, configuration, storage, network, and integration issues
Support containerized platform components using Docker and/or Kubernetes, where applicable
Collaborate with Data Engineering, Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, Network, and Application teams to maintain a stable, secure, and highly available data platform

Must-Have Skills

3–5 years of relevant experience in Data Platform Engineering, infrastructure, or Platform Administration
Strong hands-on experience with installation and configuration of data platform components in on-premises environments
Strong understanding and hands-on experience in Platform Administration
Experience working with VMware-based infrastructure
Hands-on experience integrating platforms and deployment/configuration processes with Git
Experience with enterprise security integrations involving IAM and PAM
Good knowledge of platform deployment, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Experience supporting Development, QA, and Production environments
Good understanding of infrastructure, networking, storage, backup/recovery, and security concepts relevant to enterprise data platforms
Exposure to Docker and/or Kubernetes for containerized platform deployments

Good-to-Have Skills

Experience with MinIO and Apache Iceberg
Experience with Starburst or Dremio
Experience with Apache Spark
Experience with Informatica
Understanding of modern Data Lake and Data Lakehouse architectures

Platform Engineer( On-Premises)