Data Platform Engineer

Tucows

Data Platform Engineer at Tucows building reliable data systems and helping data teams accelerate their work. Collaborating with various technical teams in a remote-first environment.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$90,700 - CA$113,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data engineering and DevOps practices, with a strong focus on infrastructure automation using Terraform and AWS. Proficient in Python for automation and operational documentation, while ensuring effective governance controls and troubleshooting of systems.

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AWS Cloud OperationsTerraform Infrastructure-as-CodePython AutomationKubernetes DeploymentRBAC and Governance Controls

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringDevOpsPythonTerraformSQLKubernetesCI/CD AutomationInfrastructure MonitoringTroubleshootingLogs and Metrics Analysis

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailCuriosityGood JudgmentEagerness to LearnClear Written Communication

Tools & Technologies

AWSTerraformKubernetesGitAI-assisted Engineering Tools

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure MonitoringRole-based Access ControlGovernance ControlsCloud ProviderProduction Incidents

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesPythonSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitor infrastructure and pipelines, respond to issues, troubleshoot failures from logs and metrics.
Build, review, and deploy infrastructure through code using Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes.
Write Python, bash, and CI/CD automation.
Help design and operate role-based access control and governance controls.
Build, operate, and troubleshoot pipelines and transformations.
Help move workloads from our legacy stack to the modern data platform.
Write clear runbooks, platform documentation, and operational guides.
Work with AI-assisted engineering tools to improve engineering workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years in data engineering, software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or a related technical role.
Hands-on experience operating workloads in AWS or another major cloud provider.
Proficiency in Python for automation, internal tooling, platform workflows, or data engineering support.
Working knowledge of SQL. Advanced SQL is a plus, but not a prerequisite.
Hands-on experience with Terraform or another infrastructure-as-code tool.
Comfortable using Git-based development workflows.
Good working knowledge of Kubernetes and container-based deployments.
Skilled at using logs, metrics, and alerts to investigate failing systems.
Familiarity with RBAC, IAM, least-privilege access, or governance controls.
Attention to detail, curiosity, good judgment, and eagerness to learn.
Experience working with vendor support, production incidents, and operational follow-through.
Willingness to participate in on-call and after-hours support as needed.
Clear written communication and ability to work effectively in a remote-first team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We embrace a people-first philosophy that is rooted in respect, trust, and flexibility.
We believe that whatever works for our employees is what works best for us.
Most roles are remote-first.