Platform Lead: Starburst & Trino Expert

Ubique Systems; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubique Systems in Barcelona seeks a Technical Platform Lead with Starburst/Trino to guide a production data analytics platform. You will lead a small engineering/support team and own platform reliability, incident response and release planning.

We value hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, AWS, CI/CD, Python and SQL, plus strong communication with vendors and stakeholders. You will mentor engineers and help shape the platform roadmap in a regulated or customer-facing environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining production data/analytics platforms (Starburst, Trino, Presto).
• Experience as a Platform Lead or Technical Lead.
• Experience operating containerised apps on Kubernetes with Helm and Docker.
• Experience leading incident resolution, root-cause analysis and release management.
• Practical knowledge of AWS, RDS, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring and production operations.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL and YAML for automation and troubleshooting.
• Experience liaising with external technology vendors and guiding upgrade planning.
• Strong written and verbal communication to influence stakeholders and coordinate across teams.
• Ability to coach engineers and promote knowledge transfer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate platform engineering and support efforts for the production data/analytics stack.
• Drive incident resolution, RCA, changes, and release planning for platform upgrades.
• Oversee containerized deployments on Kubernetes using Helm/Docker.
• Engage with vendors for escalation, upgrades and roadmap discussions.
• Promote best practices in automation, monitoring and platform reliability.

Skills

Platform leadership

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Python

SQL

YAML

Communication

Incident management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Starburst Enterprise

Trino

Presto

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Job description

Ubique Systems in Barcelona seeks a Technical Platform Lead with Starburst/Trino to guide a production data analytics platform. You will lead a small engineering/support team and own platform reliability, incident response and release planning.

We value hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, AWS, CI/CD, Python and SQL, plus strong communication with vendors and stakeholders. You will mentor engineers and help shape the platform roadmap in a regulated or customer-facing environment.