Platform Data Engineer / Developer
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Summary
6-month contract platform/data engineer role in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Day to day: deploying and managing large-scale production Kubernetes clusters, building OpenTelemetry-based observability solutions, and owning stable production Airflow data workflows, with Python and Bash used for automation and internal tooling.
Mandatory skills Kubernetes:
- In depth mastery of core Kubernetes concepts, including Control Plane Architecture, Networking (CNI, Service, Ingress, NetworkPolicy), Storage (CSI, PV, PVC), Security (RBAC, Secrets), Scheduling, and Resource Management
- Must have proven track record of successfully deploying and managing large-scale, mission-critical Kubernetes clusters in production environment
Observability:
- Mastery of core observability principles, including Metrics, Logs, Traces, Baggage, SLOs/SLIs, Alerting, Instrumentation, and Correlation.
- Must have proven experience engineering/developing and implementing comprehensive observability solutions using the OpenTelemetry framework, resulting in significant reductions in Mean Time To Detection (MTTD) or Mean Time To Resolution (MTTR).
Frameworks:
Opentelemetry or equivalent
Airflow:
- Strong understanding of core Airflow architecture, including Control-M integration, DAG best practices, scheduling, operators, and executors.
- Must have proven experience owning and stabilizing production Airflow environments, ensuring reliable execution of critical data workflows that support business operations.
Coding Scripting: (Technologies)
- Proficiency in Python for automation, tooling, and systems development, coupled with strong Bash scripting skills.
- Demonstrated experience building impactful internal tools or services that significantly enhance developer productivity and platform capabilities.
- Demonstrated expertise in identifying and resolving highly complex, cross-functional issues within distributed systems.
Desired skills
- Experience with Service Mesh, and Gitops tools, alongside with advanced Kubernetes security solutions
- Proficiency in large-scale data platforms such as Kafka, and Cassandra
- Knowledge of Secret Management, Network Layers, and Associated Technology Components.
Duration Of Contract
6 Months Contract (Potential extension based on performance and business needs)