Senior Data Platform Engineer

This is a Fully Remote Job

About Our Client:

The organization operates within the payments technology sector, focusing on managing and securing data platforms in compliance with PCI DSS and SOC 2 standards. It addresses the challenges of maintaining reliable, performant, and secure data infrastructure that supports analytics, transactional operations, and caching at scale, ensuring continuous growth and operational maturity.

About the Opportunity:

The SENIOR DATA PLATFORM ENGINEER role is responsible for overseeing the production databases and associated data platforms that underpin analytics and transactional systems. This position ensures database performance, reliability, and security while designing new data architecture and maintaining data ingestion pipelines and infrastructure. The role is critical for sustaining operational excellence and supporting the organization’s growth under regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Manage performance, availability, and cost of the Amazon Redshift data warehouse.
• Administer and tune Cube.js semantic and analytics layer.
• Administer production relational databases including MySQL/Aurora MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Lead schema design and administration for PostgreSQL.
• Profile and optimize queries, indexes, and execution plans.
• Implement monitoring and alerting for performance regressions.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on database architecture and standards.
• Own warehouse ingestion pipelines and resolve related issues.
• Design and administer DynamoDB and ElastiCache platforms.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks and disaster recovery procedures.
• Participate in on-call rotations.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Security on architecture reviews and incident response.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of hands-on database administration experience across relational and NoSQL systems.
• Minimum 2 years of production Amazon Redshift experience.
• Strong skills in MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server administration.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL schema design and administration.
• Experience in PCI DSS or SOC 2 regulated environments.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve query performance issues.
• Experience designing database architecture for new and existing applications.
• Knowledge of DynamoDB data modeling and tuning.
• Experience with ElastiCache or equivalent caching infrastructure.
• Proficiency in AWS services including IAM, CloudWatch, VPC, RDS, and S3.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively.

Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• The pay range and compensation package for this role will be determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, and other relevant factors.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Note:

TalentHop is a recruitment partner of this role. Please note that all employment decisions, including candidate assessment, interviews, hiring, compensation, and employment terms, are made exclusively by the hiring employer.