Starburst SME - Contract - Hybrid/London - Market rate

Starburst SME - Contract - Hybrid/London - Market rate

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementation of Starburst (Trino-based) platform from initial setup through production rollout
• Serve as the Starburst subject matter expert, providing guidance and technical leadership
• Design and implement scalable query architecture across data lakes, warehouses, and enterprise data sources.
• Defining, creating, and delivering Data Products.
• Deploy and configure Starburst Enterprise or Starburst Galaxy, including Trino cluster setup and tuning
• Integrate multiple data sources ie Snowflake, databases, etc
• Implement security, authentication, and authorization aligned with enterprise standards
• Optimize query performance, concurrency, and resource utilization
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices
• Collaborate with cloud and platform teams to ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability
• Prepare relevant documentation

MUST Have

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics platforms, or distributed systems
• Solid Hands-on experience with Starburst, Trino, or Presto
• Strong expertise in SQL and query optimization
• Experience working with data lakes and DWH
• Good understanding of data security, and access controls

Nice to have

• Prior experience leading first-time platform implementations
• Experience migrating to Starburst
• Familiarity with BI tools and enterprise analytics use cases
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills