Senior Data Platform Engineer: Cloud-Native & Governance

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned data platform engineer to design scalable data lakes, lakehouse, and warehouses, and to build distributed systems that support batch, streaming, and real-time processing. You will implement IaC, ensure governance, security, and observability, and collaborate with data scientists and engineers to deliver reusable services.

Join a team focusing on self-service analytics, data quality, and cost-efficient operations across Azure, AWS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related roles.
• Experience with AI/ML data pipelines and feature stores.
• Knowledge of data security frameworks and zero-trust architecture.
• Familiarity with FinOps practices for data platform cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure data platforms (data lakes, lakehouse, data warehouses).
• Build and maintain distributed data systems that support batch, streaming, and real-time processing.
• Develop reusable frameworks and platform services to standardize data ingestion, processing, and access.
• Build and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines using modern orchestration tools.
• Ensure data quality, lineage, observability, and governance are embedded within pipelines.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, cost efficiency, and reliability.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize data platforms on cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Monitor and manage platform performance, availability, and scalability.
• Implement data governance frameworks, including cataloging, classification, and lineage tracking.

Skills

Python

Java

Scala

SQL

Data modeling

Streaming analytics

Cloud platforms

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Airflow

Azure Data Factory

Prefect

Dagster

Docket

Git

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

BigQuery

Dataflow

Managed Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned data platform engineer to design scalable data lakes, lakehouse, and warehouses, and to build distributed systems that support batch, streaming, and real-time processing. You will implement IaC, ensure governance, security, and observability, and collaborate with data scientists and engineers to deliver reusable services.

Join a team focusing on self-service analytics, data quality, and cost-efficient operations across Azure, AWS,