Data Platform Lead: Cloud Ops, Kubernetes & Automation

9NEXUS Limited; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

9NEXUS Limited is seeking an experienced Data Platform Lead to manage and optimise production data and analytics platforms. The role focuses on hands-on platform engineering, cloud operations, incident management, and technical leadership.

You will administer production data platforms, lead Kubernetes deployments, and drive automation across Python and SQL pipelines. You will coordinate with vendors and mentor engineers while maintaining runbooks and clear incident communications.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead data platform teams and manage incidents.
• Experience with production data platforms and cloud ops.
• Strong mentoring and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize production data platforms for performance and reliability.
• Lead Kubernetes-based deployments using Docker, Helm, and YAML.
• Own incident resolution, RCAs, upgrades and releases.
• Automate platform operations with Python, SQL and CI/CD pipelines.
• Coordinate with vendors on escalations and roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and maintain runbooks and documentation.

Skills

Technical leadership

Incident management

Mentoring

Automation

Tools

Starburst Enterprise/Trino/Presto

Kubernetes/Docker/Helm/YAML

AWS/RDS/GitHub Actions/CI/CD

Python/SQL/Monitoring

Job description

9NEXUS Limited is seeking an experienced Data Platform Lead to manage and optimise production data and analytics platforms. The role focuses on hands-on platform engineering, cloud operations, incident management, and technical leadership.

You will administer production data platforms, lead Kubernetes deployments, and drive automation across Python and SQL pipelines. You will coordinate with vendors and mentor engineers while maintaining runbooks and clear incident communications.