Associate Director Data Platform & Operations - Healthcare
SALt Dubai
Job Description
Associate Director Data Platform & Operations
*** Must have healthcare/healthtech experience ***
My client is seeking a senior leader to drive the strategy, delivery, and operations of a hybrid enterprise data platform powering AI, BI, and analytics. This role blends technical leadership + hands-on execution, ensuring platforms are scalable, secure, and self-service enabled.
Key Responsibilities- Lead architecture & operations across Azure, Kubernetes/OpenShift & on-prem storage
- Drive CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/Ansible) & platform automation
- Oversee big data ecosystem (Spark, Kafka, Delta Lake, SingleStore)
- Implement observability (monitoring, logging, lineage, alerts)
- Own platform reliability, scalability & cost optimisation (FinOps)
- Enable self-service for Data, AI & BI teams
- Manage delivery, dependencies & production readiness
- Mentor teams and embed DevOps/DataOps best practices
Platform Stack
Azure Kubernetes/OpenShift Spark Kafka Delta Lake Parquet SingleStore VAST Azure DevOps
Leadership & Impact- Partner with CTO, CDO & AI leadership on platform strategy
- Own roadmap delivery, performance metrics & cost reporting
- Lead and grow platform, DevOps & operations teams
- Drive modernisation & cloud-native adoption
- 8+ years in platform engineering / DevOps / data infrastructure
- 4+ years in leadership roles
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD & IaC
- Expertise in big data platforms (Spark, Kafka, Delta Lake)
- Experience in hybrid cloud & on-prem environments
- Strong understanding of observability, self-service platforms & performance tuning
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Preferred: Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), Azure DevOps, or cloud certifications
*** Only successful candidates will be contacted ***
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