Platform Lead - Starburst

Talent; España; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking a hands-on Platform Lead to own a production Starburst Enterprise platform in a hybrid role (2-3 days onsite in Barcelona or remote within Spain).

You will stay technically hands-on while leading a small 2-3 engineer team, managing upgrades, incident response, Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and automation with Python, SQL and YAML. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Platform Lead experience with production systems.
• Experience with Starburst Enterprise, Trino or Presto.
• Experience leading a small technical team.
• Familiarity with regulated environments is a plus.

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.
• Experience in a Platform Lead, Technical Lead or Senior Platform Engineer role.

Skills

Leadership

Incident management

Stakeholder management

Hands-on platform engineering

Tools

Starburst Enterprise

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

YAML

AWS

RDS

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Job description

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
• 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
• Immuta, Apache Ranger or Collibra
• 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