Data Platform Engineer

About the Role

Datamatics Technologies is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role requires 2-5 years of experience and focuses on the installation, configuration, administration, and support of modern data platforms within an on-premises environment. The successful candidate will be instrumental in implementing and maintaining reliable, secure, and scalable data platform environments across Development, QA, and Production.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administer data platform components across Development, QA, and Production environments.
• Deploy, configure, and support MinIO (+ Apache Iceberg) and either Starburst or Dremio.
• Manage data platform deployments on VMware-based on-premises infrastructure.
• Integrate platform components with Git and enterprise security components, including IAM and PAM.
• Configure authentication, authorization, access controls, connectivity, and security certificates.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, capacity, and overall health.
• Troubleshoot platform, infrastructure, configuration, integration, and connectivity issues.
• Support platform upgrades, patching, backup/recovery, and routine operational maintenance.
• Ensure platform configurations adhere to security, availability, and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with Data, Infrastructure, Security, and DevOps teams during platform implementation and support.
• Maintain technical documentation, platform configurations, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in data platform engineering.
• Hands-on experience with installing, configuring, administering, and supporting modern data platforms in an on-premises environment.

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in Platform Administration.
• Proficiency with MinIO (+ Apache Iceberg).
• Experience with either Starburst or Dremio.
• Familiarity with Linux and VMware.
• Proficiency with Git.
• Experience with enterprise security integrations.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves collaboration with various technical teams including Data, Infrastructure, Security, and DevOps.