Platform Data Engineer: Own a Production Data Platform

Itmax System Berhad; Selangor; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Malaysia is seeking a Data Platform Integration Engineer to design and deploy a modern on-premise data platform. This role involves integrating various systems, operating containers, and ensuring platform reliability. The ideal candidate has strong skills in middleware, Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Kafka. Those with a fundamental understanding of streaming systems and willing to learn are encouraged to apply. This position offers hands-on experience and a clear growth path towards senior roles.

Benefits

Ownership of a production data platform

Hands-on experience with streaming systems

Clear growth path to Senior Platform Engineer

High-impact role in a focused engineering team

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of middleware and system integration.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.
• Working knowledge of Apache Kafka.
• Experience operating stateful distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Containerise, deploy, and operate Kafka, Flink, Spark, and Airflow.
• Manage on-prem container platforms (Kubernetes or Docker Swarm).
• Integrate PostgreSQL and other systems into Kafka.
• Support low-latency real-time processing and scheduled batch analytics.
• Implement monitoring and alerting using ELK or LGTM stack.

Skills

Middleware and system integration

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Stateful distributed systems

Flink

Spark

PostgreSQL

ELK

Grafana

Prometheus

Iceberg

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Spark

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

PostgreSQL

Job description

A technology solutions provider in Malaysia is seeking a Data Platform Integration Engineer to design and deploy a modern on-premise data platform. This role involves integrating various systems, operating containers, and ensuring platform reliability. The ideal candidate has strong skills in middleware, Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Kafka. Those with a fundamental understanding of streaming systems and willing to learn are encouraged to apply. This position offers hands-on experience and a clear growth path towards senior roles.