Overview
Location: Bracknell Forest, United Kingdom (hybrid)
Contract: 06 to 12 months
We are seeking a Platform Engineer with strong data platform engineering experience to contribute to AI-powered solutions and data infrastructure.
Responsibilities
* Own production systems and infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
* Work with AWS services (RDS, Redshift, DMS, Lambda) and implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
* Manage IBM CDC replication technologies and Confluent Kafka; administer Couchbase clusters and perform version upgrades, security patching, and performance tuning.
* Develop and maintain data replication pipelines; implement Python and shell scripting for automation.
* Participate in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins-based) and ensure smooth deployment processes.
* Address networking considerations and ensure proper data flow across systems.
Qualifications
* 5+ years in data platform engineering or equivalent experience.
* Hands-on experience with Kafka streaming platforms.
* Couchbase or similar NoSQL cluster administration experience.
* Experience with data replication pipelines and related tooling.
* Strong scripting skills in Python and shell; experience with CI/CD (Jenkins) is a plus.
* Understanding of networking protocols and secure, scalable system design.
Preferred Qualifications
* Hands-on with Kafka streaming platforms (additional depth in streaming data architectures).
* Couchbase cluster administration (or similar NoSQL) experience.
* Data replication pipeline development and maintenance.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* Technology, Information and Media
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