Senior Data Platform Services Manager

-; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company seeks a Senior Data Platform Services Manager to oversee data infrastructure and security initiatives. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence and lead a team to innovate data solutions aligned with business needs. Candidates should have a strong technical background, including experience with C#, Python, and cloud platforms. This hybrid position is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offering a supportive work culture and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Health insurance

Life and health package

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise data platforms and cybersecurity.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in C# and Python.
• Experience with modern data frameworks and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement secure, scalable enterprise data platform solutions.
• Lead end-to-end security and compliance of unified data platform.
• Drive operational excellence by optimizing platform performance.

Skills

C#

Python

DevOps practices

CI/CD automation

SQL

Agile methodologies

Data ingestion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Databricks

Palantir

Apache Airflow

Kafka

Spark

Job description

As a Senior Data Platform Services Manager, you will lead critical initiatives to strengthen and evolve bp's enterprise data platforms. You will bring strategic leadership and deep technical expertise across infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operations to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that support bp's global data needs.

You will lead a dynamic team of engineers and product managers, collaborating with technology and business leaders to define platform vision, enable data-driven innovation, and deliver measurable impact across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement secure, scalable enterprise data platform solutions and security frameworks.
• Lead the end-to-end security and compliance of bp's unified data platform, aligned with industry and regulatory standards.
• Drive operational excellence by optimizing platform performance, reliability, scalability, and resilience.
• Spearhead modernization and automation of platform services, ensuring seamless integration with enterprise IT systems.
• Define and enforce platform governance, risk management strategies, and global security policies.
• Develop and manage automated systems for monitoring, vulnerability assessment, and identity access management (IAM).
• Champion the adoption of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices (e.g., AWS CDK, Azure Bicep).
• Enhance disaster recovery and high-availability strategies across all data services.
• Collaborate with internal technology teams and external vendors to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Mentor engineering teams, promoting innovation, skill development, and technical excellence.
• Guide long-term platform investment strategies, including cybersecurity risk mitigation and roadmap planning.
• Work with senior technical leaders to develop a scalable, efficient, and forward-thinking platform architecture.
• Coordinate cross-functional priorities and deliver platform strategies that scale across bp's global footprint.

What You'll Bring

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience in enterprise data platforms, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure operations.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in C# and Python.
• Deep understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code using tools such as AWS CDK or Azure Bicep.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL, Agile methodologies, and enterprise IT governance.
• Programming experience in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Experience with modern data and orchestration frameworks (e.g., Apache Airflow, Kafka, Spark) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong foundation in SQL/NoSQL databases, data modeling, and data lake architectures.

Core Technical Skills

• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Azure, AWS, Databricks, and Palantir.
• Proven experience in building secure, scalable data ingestion pipelines, governance models, and visualization platforms.
• Ability to design and optimize large-scale, multi-cloud data platforms, balancing cost, performance, and resilience.
• Experience with real-time and batch data streaming architectures.
• Skilled in tuning distributed query engines and managing data indexing for performance optimization.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated success operating platforms within globally regulated environments.
• Working knowledge of compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, or PCI-DSS.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-powered data engineering and intelligent automation to optimize operations.

Why join our team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Apply now!

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.