Cloud Data Platform Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Professional development benefits

Job summary

Macquarie is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to build, run and enhance the AWS-based data platform that ingests, processes and analyzes data for internal teams. You will deploy new tools, improve CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes, Airflow, ArgoCD, Helm and Terraform, and provide secure, reliable self-service capabilities for data workloads.

You will collaborate with internal teams to ensure scalable data ingestion, ETL, and analytics use cases, while maintaining strong security and

Qualifications

• Hands-on background in AWS cloud, DevOps, platform engineering or data platform engineering.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS services and concepts such as IAM, S3, Glue, RDS, CloudFormation and secure cloud operations.
• Practical skills across Docker and Kubernetes, including tools such as ArgoCD and Helm.
• Familiarity with Airflow or similar data orchestration tools, as well as CI/CD tools such as Bamboo, GitHub Actions or Argo Workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build, run and improve the AWS-based data platform enabling ingestion, ETL, orchestration and analytics workloads.
• Deploy new tools, improve platform standards, automate operational processes and enhance CI/CD pipelines.
• Support internal users through a shared service model, helping teams use the platform securely, reliably and at scale.

Skills

AWS Cloud

DevOps

Platform engineering

Data platform engineering

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Helm

Airflow

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Spark

DBT

Big data concepts

Communication skills

Tools

ArgoCD

Helm

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

Bamboo

GitHub Actions

Argo Workflows

Terraform

CloudFormation

Spark

Starburst

Presto

Hive

DBT

Job description

Join our Enterprise Data Platform team, supporting the Corporate Data Platform as we deliver secure and scalable cloud data capabilities across Macquarie. You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, Airflow and infrastructure as code to enable data science, analytics, reporting and data engineering use cases for internal teams.We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

In this role, you will build, run and improve the AWS-based platform that enables internal teams to deliver data ingestion, ETL, orchestration and analytics workloads. You will deploy new tools, improve platform standards, automate operational processes and enhance CI/CD pipelines using technologies such as Kubernetes, Airflow, ArgoCD, Helm and Terraform. You will also support internal users through a shared service model, helping teams use the platform securely, reliably and at scale.

What you offer

• Hands-on background in AWS cloud, DevOps, platform engineering or data platform engineering.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS services and concepts such as IAM, S3, Glue, RDS, CloudFormation and secure cloud operations.
• Practical skills across Docker and Kubernetes, including tools such as ArgoCD and Helm.
• Familiarity with Airflow or similar data orchestration tools, as well as CI/CD tools such as Bamboo, GitHub Actions or Argo Workflows.
• Infrastructure as code capability, ideally using Terraform, CloudFormation or similar technologies.
• Understanding of data platform concepts, including data ingestion, ETL, SQL databases, S3/object storage and pipeline orchestration.
• Exposure to Spark, Starburst, Presto, Hive, DBT or other big data technologies would be beneficial.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with internal customers, engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected.

Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment.

If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.