Data Platform Engineer (m/f/d)
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A leading financial institution undertaking a large-scale data modernization program. The organization is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to support, enhance, and optimize its enterprise data platform, ensuring reliability, scalability, and governance across the data ecosystem.
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Overview
A leading financial institution undertaking a large-scale data modernization program.
The organization is seeking a
Data Platform Engineer
to support, enhance, and optimize its enterprise data platform, ensuring reliability, scalability, and governance across the data ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize core components of the enterprise data platform, including storage, compute, cataloging, and governance layers.
- Implement platform performance improvements, automate recurring operational tasks, and execute best practices for data storage and lifecycle management.
- Deploy self-service capabilities for data teams and ensure proper monitoring, logging, and lineage capture across platform processes.
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery procedures, including failover scenarios, backup strategies, and annual testing activities.
- Support platform migration and decommissioning initiatives, ensuring secure, stable, and compliant transitions.
- Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and operational teams to ensure consistent platform governance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications And Skills
- Strong experience managing large-scale cloud-based data platforms, including storage, compute, and metadata layers.
- Hands-on expertise in platform operations, performance optimization, automation, and monitoring frameworks.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery planning, high-availability strategies, and operational readiness practices.
- Familiarity with infrastructure automation, version control, and event-streaming or search technologies.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and experience working in agile, cross-functional engineering environments.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Halian Group
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At Halian, we recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to building high-performing teams for our clients.
We are committed to connecting organizations with top talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives.
We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique.
By fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, we help our clients drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and better reflect the communities they serve.
Data Platform Engineer in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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