Cloud Data Platform Engineer
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Employment Type: 1-Year Renewable Contract
About the Role
We are looking for a passionate Cloud Data Platform Engineer to join our global Data Ecosystem team. You will play a key role in evolving, developing, and maintaining a modern cloud-based data platform that supports the collection, processing, and consumption of data across the organization.
The platform enables data-driven decision making by providing reliable and scalable data infrastructure for analysts, data scientists, and machine learning teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Continuously improve, monitor, maintain, and extend Data Ecosystem infrastructure components, including cloud storage, file event queues, databases, and related services.
- Ensure the platform is secure, stable, scalable, and cost-effective.
- Collaborate with architects to define standards, guidelines, and best practices for the Data Ecosystem.
- Troubleshoot platform issues, incidents, and support tickets raised by data engineering teams.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines for provisioning and managing platform services.
- Monitor cloud resources and implement automation to improve operational efficiency.
- Support both batch and streaming data processing patterns.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in Cloud Data Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, or Platform Engineering.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
- Strong experience with:
- Kubernetes and Docker
- Relational databases, data modelling, and performance tuning
- Private networking and cloud security
- ETL/ELT and Data Engineering practices
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps tools:
- Terraform
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub / GitHub Actions
- CI/CD pipelines
- Strong scripting skills in:
- Python
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Azure CLI
- Experience deploying, maintaining, monitoring, and securing cloud resources.
- Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Data Lake platforms and cloud storage solutions.
- Exposure to streaming technologies and event-driven architectures.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale data platforms.
- Knowledge of data analytics and machine learning ecosystems.
Pay: RM3,929.46 - RM15,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Opportunities for promotion
- Parental leave
- Professional development
- Work from home
Application Question(s):
- Currently in Malaysia
- Working as Cloud Data Platform Engineer with minimum 5 years' experience
- Willing to apply for 1-year extended contract through agency payroll
- Budget for the given role would be RM 15000
Work Location: In person