Platform Lead - Starburst

Talent; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Starburst is seeking a hands-on Platform Lead to own and operate a production Starburst Enterprise platform from Barcelona. You will lead a small team, drive reliability, performance, and continuous improvement while staying hands-on technically.

The role requires experience with Starburst Enterprise, Trino/Presto, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, and mentoring a small team. Hybrid work in Spain with 2–3 days onsite per week.

Qualifications

• Experience with Starburst Enterprise, Trino or Presto.
• Leadership or senior platform engineering experience.
• Kubernetes, Helm, Docker and YAML proficiency.
• AWS and RDS familiarity.
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
• Python and SQL development and scripting.
• Production support, incident management and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day operation and reliability of the Starburst platform.
• Lead incident resolution, root-cause analysis and production support.
• Manage upgrades, releases, patching and operational changes.
• Support and improve Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure.
• Automate platform tasks using Python, SQL and YAML.
• Work with external vendors on technical issues, defects and upgrades.
• Mentor engineers and improve documentation, processes and team standards.
• Support monitoring, resilience, performance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Starburst Enterprise

Trino/Presto

Platform Lead

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker

YAML

AWS

RDS

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Python

SQL

Production support

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Job description

Platform Lead

Platform Lead -- Starburst

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Contract: Contract - 6 months minimum

Working pattern: Hybrid, 2--3 days per week onsite in BCN or Remote within Spain

We are looking for a hands-on Platform Lead to take ownership of a production Starburst Enterprise platform, ensuring its reliability, performance and continuous improvement.

You will remain technically hands-on while also leading and supporting a small team of 2--3 engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day operation and reliability of the Starburst platform
• Lead incident resolution, root-cause analysis and production support
• Manage upgrades, releases, patching and operational changes
• Support and improve Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure
• Automate platform tasks using Python, SQL and YAML
• Work with external vendors on technical issues, defects and upgrades
• Mentor engineers and improve documentation, processes and team standards
• Support monitoring, resilience, performance and continuous improvement

Essential Experience

• Strong experience with Starburst Enterprise, Trino or Presto
• Experience in a Platform Lead, Technical Lead or Senior Platform Engineer role
• Kubernetes, Helm, Docker and YAML
• AWS and RDS
• CI/CD and GitHub Actions
• Python and SQL
• Production support, incident management and troubleshooting
• Experience leading or mentoring a small technical team
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Experience

• Immuta, Apache Ranger or Collibra
• Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Hive or Iceberg
• dbt, AWS Glue, Lambda or Power BI
• Data virtualisation, data mesh or governed data platforms
• Experience in pharma, biotech, healthcare or another regulated environment
• FinOps, disaster recovery, scalability or platform resilience