Data Platform Engineer - Observability & Reliability

iSoftStone; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

iSoftStone in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a mid-level Backend/Platform Engineer to strengthen monitoring and data-platform capabilities. You will develop backend services, support observability tooling, and participate in incident response with a focus on reliability and automation.

Ideal candidates have 1–4 years in backend/DevOps roles, experience with Python/Java/Go, and fluent English and Mandarin for cross-border collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 1–4 years of experience in backend development, platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or related roles.
• Basic to intermediate backend experience in Python, Java, Go, or similar.
• Experience with system monitoring, metrics, logging, alerting, or production troubleshooting.
• Able to troubleshoot using logs, metrics and SOPs.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin for cross-stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system health, performance, and operational metrics with observability tools.
• Develop and maintain backend services and platform features for monitoring and operations.
• Support resource requests, allocation, configuration, and monitoring for data platform resources.
• First-line troubleshooting using logs, metrics, and SOPs; escalate complex issues.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to understand resource requirements and communicate risks.

Skills

Backend development

Platform engineering

DevOps

SRE

Infrastructure engineering

Data platform

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

iSoftStone in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a mid-level Backend/Platform Engineer to strengthen monitoring and data-platform capabilities. You will develop backend services, support observability tooling, and participate in incident response with a focus on reliability and automation.

Ideal candidates have 1–4 years in backend/DevOps roles, experience with Python/Java/Go, and fluent English and Mandarin for cross-border collaboration.