Platform Engineer

Job Description – Platform Engineer

Job Title: Platform Engineer

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experienced Required: 5 to 10 years

Work Location: KSA

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to support the installation, configuration, integration, and operationalization of an on-premises modern data platform. The role will focus on infrastructure setup, platform administration, security integration, environment management, and platform reliability across Development, QA, and Production environments.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience deploying enterprise data platforms in highly secured environments, with strong troubleshooting, operational support, and infrastructure management capabilities.

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 and ensure 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.

Must-Have Skills

MinIO Administration

Apache Iceberg

Starburst and/or Dremio Administration

Apache Spark Administration

Informatica Administration

Linux System Administration

VMware Infrastructure

Docker and/or Kubernetes

Git and CI/CD Integration

IAM/PAM Integration

Infrastructure Troubleshooting and Operational Support

Good-to-Have Skills

Data Lakehouse Architecture

Enterprise Security Architecture

Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning

Monitoring Tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)

Infrastructure Automation (Terraform, Ansible)

Experience working in highly secured enterprise environments

Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategy Implementation