Data Platform Engineer

About the Job

Location: Metro Manila
Corporate Level: Junior Officer to Senior Manager
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Our Enterprise Data Office team is looking for experienced professionals to join us in Metro Manila City with the role of Data Platform Engineer.

In this role you will develop implement and optimize enterprise-grade data platforms pipelines and services that support the organizations data and AI initiatives. You will help ensure the reliability scalability and security of data infrastructure while driving the adoption of DataOps and MLOps practices across the enterprise.

Your dream. Our focus.

East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) is one of the largest universal banks in the Philippines and is committed to continuously investing in people processes products and service enhancements while embracing innovation to elevate the EastWest experience.

We empower our employees to drive their careers and provide the runway for their growth. We value teamwork collaboration and individual initiative. Join us and be part of a highly engaged team and a workplace that promotes development and goal attainment.

Whether youre just starting out or already a seasoned professional EastWest can help you unleash your potential and bridge the gap between dream and success.

What the role will entail

• Develop and maintain cloud-native data platforms using technologies such as Databricks dbt Kafka and cloud services to support scalable and reliable data solutions.
• Implement DataOps and MLOps practices including CI/CD automated testing monitoring observability and deployment pipelines for data and machine learning workloads.
• Manage code repositories and deployment processes through GitLab ensuring efficient pipeline automation version control and environment governance.
• Ensure platform data and ML pipelines meet performance quality security audit and compliance requirements while supporting data lineage and governance initiatives.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists Risk Engineering and IT Operations teams to deliver secure compliant and business-aligned data platforms and services.
• Support platform upgrades incident resolution and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance platform reliability scalability and operational maturity.

What were looking for

• Graduate of Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related technical field.
• At least three years of experience in data engineering platform engineering or related roles utilizing modern data platforms and CI/CD practices.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks dbt Kafka Python SQL and orchestration tools such as Airflow or dbt Cloud.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or similar source control and deployment platforms.
• Good understanding of DataOps MLOps infrastructure-as-code containerization Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms data governance frameworks metadata management and banking regulatory requirements; relevant certifications are an advantage.

What you can expect from joining our team

• Career development and training opportunities
• Competitive salary package and benefits
• Performance-based incentives and recognition programs to reward high-performing individuals
• Opportunity to work with industry experts and be mentored by them
• Defined career progression paths to guide you in your professional growth