Associate Platform Engineer – Big Data Platform

About the role

As an Associate Platform Engineer you will join SAP's Big Data team to help design, build and operate cloud‑agnostic platform components for services such as Kafka, Cassandra and Spark. You will work under mentorship, gaining hands‑on experience with multi‑cloud environments and site‑reliability engineering practices.

Key responsibilities

• Automate provisioning, configuration and lifecycle management of Big Data platform components.
• Implement cloud‑agnostic features across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Alibaba Cloud and SAP Cloud.
• Support and optimise Kubernetes‑based runtimes, including basic automation.
• Apply SRE fundamentals – monitoring, alerting and incident handling.
• Participate in on‑call duties after onboarding.

Required profile

• Educational background in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 0–2 years of experience in software, cloud engineering or DevOps.
• Basic understanding of cloud concepts and familiarity with containers (Docker) and Linux.
• Interest in learning Kubernetes, major cloud platforms and automation tooling.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills in English.

Required skills

• Python or Go programming.
• Docker, Linux, Kubernetes.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud or SAP Cloud.
• Knowledge of distributed systems such as Kafka, Cassandra, Spark.

What we offer

• Continuous learning and skill growth.
• Comprehensive benefits and a supportive, inclusive culture.