Data Platform Engineer

Stellar Recruitment Inc.; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Stellar Recruitment Inc. is representing a client in Burnaby, BC, seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design and build a cloud-native data platform.

You will shape secure, scalable multi-tenant solutions and lead architectural decisions across a modern tech stack including AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. The role emphasizes greenfield development, telemetry and time-series data processing, and collaboration with an engineering team to deliver high-performance platforms for

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Data Engineering or Data Platform Engineering.
• Hands-on AWS design and operation of cloud-native apps.
• Proficient Python, SQL, and PostgreSQL for data platforms.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale a cloud-native data platform on AWS for a multi-tenant SaaS.
• Develop high-performance data pipelines, ETL/ELT, RESTful APIs, and backend services.
• Model PostgreSQL data schemas for structured and time-series data.
• Build and manage cloud infra with AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Ensure security, RBAC, encryption, and data governance across platform.
• Drive observability via monitoring, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerts.

Skills

Python

SQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

CI/CD

OpenTelemetry

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Job description

Our client, a growing MSP is building a next-generation, cloud-native data platform from the ground up and is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to play a key role in its design and development. This is a rare opportunity to work on greenfield development, helping architect and build a modern, scalable platform that transforms large-scale telemetry and operational data into actionable insights for analytics, automation, and AI-driven decision-making. Working within a collaborative engineering team, you will design secure, high-performance, multi-tenant cloud solutions while influencing technical direction, establishing engineering best practices, and delivering a platform that will support the company's future growth. If this sounds like you.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale a cloud-native data platform on AWS, creating secure, resilient, and high-performing solutions capable of processing millions of telemetry events across a multi-tenant SaaS environment.
• Develop and optimize high-performance data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, RESTful APIs, and backend services while designing efficient PostgreSQL database schemas and data models for structured, semi-structured, and time-series data.
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and support reliable, repeatable platform operations.
• Implement security, governance, and compliance best practices, including role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, tenant isolation, audit logging, metadata management, and data quality standards.
• Design and enhance platform observability by implementing monitoring, logging, distributed tracing, dashboards, alerting, and automation to improve reliability, scalability, and operational performance.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, engineering standards, mentoring, and technical decision-making while driving continuous improvements across the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, combined with 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering, and Data Platform Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, including designing and operating cloud-native applications, distributed systems, and scalable production environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and PostgreSQL, with experience building production-grade data platforms, telemetry pipelines, RESTful APIs, and backend services.
• Experience with modern cloud infrastructure technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), Git, and CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions or similar tooling.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, database design, distributed systems, performance optimization, and cloud architecture, with experience building highly available, scalable, and secure platforms.
• Experience with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, event-driven architecture, or data governance and security best practices is considered an asset, along with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Salary: $140,000 - $165,000 annually depending on experience

Hybrid work environment, three days per week in Burnaby, BC

Please note that the posted pay range for this role may vary based on seniority, qualifications, or prior experience.