Platform Lead (Starburst)

9nexus; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

9nexus is seeking an experienced Data Platform Lead in the United States to build and support enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms, ideally using Starburst Enterprise, Trino or Presto. You will lead a small engineering team and own production operations.

This hands-on role requires deep expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, Python, SQL, YAML, Docker and Helm, plus strong collaboration with vendors and stakeholders to improve reliability, security and performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in Python, SQL, YAML, Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Starburst, Trino/Presto, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to drive platform reliability, security and performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small engineering team to build and support enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Manage Kubernetes deployments, AWS infrastructure, and CI/CD processes.
• Oversee platform upgrades, incident resolution, and production operations.
• Foster documentation, knowledge sharing, and team development.

Skills

Technical leadership

Production support

Incident management

Team leadership

Tools

Starburst

Trino

Presto

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker

AWS

Python

SQL

YAML

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

RDS

Job description

Seeking an experienced Data Platform Lead to build, manage and support enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms, ideally using Starburst Enterprise, Trino or Presto.

The role involves leading a small engineering team, managing Kubernetes-based deployments, AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, platform upgrades, incident resolution and production operations. Strong hands‑on skills in Python, SQL, YAML, Docker, Helm and Kubernetes are essential.

The candidate will work closely with technology vendors and business stakeholders, drive platform reliability, security and performance, and lead technical improvements, documentation, knowledge sharing and team development.

Key Skills: Starburst, Trino, Presto, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, AWS, Python, SQL, YAML, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, RDS, Production Support, Incident Management and Technical Leadership.

Preferred: Experience with Snowflake, Immuta, Apache Ranger, Iceberg, Glue, Redshift and regulated industries such as Pharmaceuticals or Healthcare.