Platform Engineer( On-Premises)

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 .