Lead Data Platform Engineer - Cloud, AI & DevOps

Starhub Ltd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

StarHub Ltd. in Petaling Jaya, MY, seeks a Lead Data Platform Engineer to scale the DXP Data Platform and ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing data and AI workloads. The role emphasizes automation, IaC, and platform maturity across cloud services.

You will lead a hybrid team of engineers and vendors, shape platform roadmaps, and collaborate with Architecture, Security, and Data teams to deliver scalable, production-ready capabilities with robust governance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data platform engineering and operations at scale.
• Strong understanding of cloud data platforms and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end infrastructure and platform operations of the DXP Data Platform across AWS, Snowflake, and SageMaker environments (DEV, SIT, PROD).
• Lead the design, build, and automation of data platform engineering and DevOps practices; ensure continuous improvement and zero-downtime operations.
• Prototype, implement, and rollout new platform capabilities and services across AWS, Snowflake, and SageMaker.
• Enforce governance, security, and compliance standards for cloud infrastructure, data access, and network controls.
• Drive monitoring, alerting, cost optimization, and performance tuning; manage a hybrid team.

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

SageMaker

Datapipe

KMS

Job description

StarHub Ltd. in Petaling Jaya, MY, seeks a Lead Data Platform Engineer to scale the DXP Data Platform and ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing data and AI workloads. The role emphasizes automation, IaC, and platform maturity across cloud services.

You will lead a hybrid team of engineers and vendors, shape platform roadmaps, and collaborate with Architecture, Security, and Data teams to deliver scalable, production-ready capabilities with robust governance.