Platform Engineer

About the Role

Datamatics Technologies is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer for a contract position in Dammam, Eastern Region. This role focuses on supporting the installation, configuration, integration, and operationalization of an on-premises modern data platform. The Platform Engineer will ensure platform administration, security integration, environment management, and reliability across Development, QA, and Production environments.

Role Context and Expectations

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience deploying enterprise data platforms within highly secured environments. The position requires strong capabilities in troubleshooting, operational support, and infrastructure management to maintain platform stability and performance.

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 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 Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in platform engineering or a similar role.
• Demonstrated experience in deploying enterprise data platforms in highly secured environments.

Work Type and Location

This is a contract position based in Dammam, Eastern Region.