Senior Data Platform Architect & Technical Authority

Deriv; Cyberjaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Deriv is seeking an experienced Tech Lead for their data engineering team in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The role focuses on defining technical standards and ensuring production reliability for data pipelines. You will make architectural decisions and mentor the team to optimize data processes that are crucial for trading.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in data engineering, strong leadership skills, and deep expertise in tools like GCP, BigQuery, and CI/CD processes. If you thrive in a high-stakes environment and are passionate about data integrity, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data engineering with technical leadership.
• Strong experience with data modelling and architecture.
• Deep experience with a cloud data stack, particularly GCP and BigQuery.

Responsibilities

• Define and adopt technical standards in data engineering.
• Ensure production reliability for data pipelines.
• Design scalable data architecture for growing volumes and complexities.
• Mentor and raise technical standards of the team.

Skills

Data modelling

Technical leadership

Cloud data stack experience

CI/CD for data pipelines

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GCP

BigQuery

Apache Airflow

dbt

Python

SQL

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Job description

Deriv is seeking an experienced Tech Lead for their data engineering team in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The role focuses on defining technical standards and ensuring production reliability for data pipelines. You will make architectural decisions and mentor the team to optimize data processes that are crucial for trading.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in data engineering, strong leadership skills, and deep expertise in tools like GCP, BigQuery, and CI/CD processes. If you thrive in a high-stakes environment and are passionate about data integrity, this is the role for you.