Nexus Cognitive

Platform Engineer

Nexus Cognitive

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Atlanta • United States

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Tech Stack

AirflowAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformHadoopKubernetesSpark

About the role

  • Implement and operate the NexusOne platform across on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.
  • Deploy, configure, and manage data services, pipelines, orchestration, governance, and security components.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) for platform provisioning and upgrades.
  • Implement integration points between services (e.g., Spark, Trino, Airflow, NiFi, Ranger, DataHub) and underlying storage/compute layers.
  • Configure and tune platform components for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Implement platform security controls (IAM, encryption, RBAC, SSO) in alignment with architectural and compliance requirements.
  • Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting for platform components using observability tools.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in data pipelines, platform services, and underlying infrastructure.
  • Contribute to and maintain runbooks, operational documentation, and platform configuration standards.
  • Provide feedback to product teams on platform behavior, constraints, and improvement opportunities.
  • Support client implementation teams by providing technical guidance, best practices, and hands-on assistance during rollouts.

Requirements

  • 3–7 years of experience as a platform engineer, DevOps engineer, site reliability engineer, or data platform engineer.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and operating open‑source data platforms (e.g., Hadoop/Spark-based platforms or Kubernetes‑based data stacks).
  • Experience running workloads in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) and familiarity with hybrid/on‑prem environments.
  • Exposure to enterprise security and governance practices; able to implement controls designed by security/architecture teams.
  • Comfortable working directly with architects, engineers, and customers to understand requirements and resolve issues.
Benefits
  • A collaborative team culture built on curiosity and respect
  • Challenging work where your contributions clearly matter
  • A leadership team that invests in learning and development
  • The opportunity to work at the intersection of cloud, data, and AI innovation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
CI/CDinfrastructure-as-codedata servicesorchestrationsecurity componentsmonitoringloggingalertingtroubleshootingdata pipelines
Soft Skills
technical guidancebest practicescommunicationcollaborationproblem-solving