Junior Data Platform Engineer
About the Role:
We're looking for a Junior Engineer to join our product engineering team. You'll work alongside senior engineers to build, automate & deploy LigaData Data Platform products. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone early in their career who wants to grow in data engineering, infrastructure, and DevOps.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of LigaData Big Data platform
- Support the setup and management of clusters across on-premise and/or cloud environments
- Develop and maintain automation scripts to streamline deployment, provisioning, and routine operational tasks
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines for platform components and data jobs
- Assist in troubleshooting issues, and help resolve incidents
- Document deployment procedures, configurations, and runbooks
- Collaborate with infrastructure engineers, deployment teams and operations teams to improve platform reliability and performance
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Basic understanding of Big Data concepts and distributed systems
- Familiarity with at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Foundational knowledge of Linux/Unix environments
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration concepts
- Familiarity with AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) to support development and automation
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to version control (Git)
- Exposure to Big Data tools (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Hive, or similar)
- Familiarity with automation/configuration tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or Chef)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
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