Data Platform Engineer

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Create Snowflake databases, schemas, warehouses, tables and stored procedures using Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Pulumi or Terraform.
• Write Python and SQL for deployment scripts, stored procedures and data ingestion pipelines.
• Help establish repeatable deployments across development, test and production environments.
• Build configuration-driven platform definitions with YAML and JSON.
• Implement role-based access controls, hierarchies, permissions and security-aligned access policies.
• Configure Snowflake compute resources, monitors, network policies and integrations for scale and cost control.
• Establish consistent environment configurations and resolve access misconfigurations under senior guidance.
• Write unit, module and integration tests for infrastructure changes.
• Support and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions.
• Use Git and GitHub branching, code review and pull request practices.
• Document the warehouse build and deployment.
• Identify and escalate risks, follow controls and report incidents.

What VMIA is looking for

• Exposure to relational databases and SQL through study, projects, internships or personal learning.
• Exposure to Python, including data structures, scripting and structured formats such as JSON and YAML.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, clear written communication and attention to detail.
• Curiosity about systems, willingness to learn, collaboration and openness to feedback.
• Experience in software engineering, software development, data engineering or data modelling through internships, projects or work is welcomed.
• Familiarity with automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD, Git, Jira, Confluence, APIs and common data formats is sought.
• A technical or quantitative tertiary qualification, such as computer science, software engineering, information systems or actuarial studies, is advantageous.

Application

• Applications close Thursday 22 October 2026 at 11:59 pm.