Platform Administrator (Talend ETL)

Role Overview

We are looking for a Day 2 Platform Administrator (Talend ETL) to manage post-go-live operations of enterprise data integration platforms.

This role focuses on ensuring Talend environments remain stable, secure, and compliant across multiple projects, including regulated and air-gapped on-premises setups. You will support platform operations, job execution, user access, and system performance in a consulting delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Day 2 operational support for Talend platforms, including Talend Administration Center (TAC), Job Servers, and Log Servers

• Monitor platform health, job execution, and overall system performance across Talend environments

• Perform routine maintenance, system checks, and troubleshooting across Talend and supporting infrastructure

• Support platform upgrades, patches, and hotfixes following change management processes

• Manage user onboarding and offboarding, including user accounts, roles, permissions, and project-level access

• Configure project folders, job access, and platform-level permissions

• Ensure monitoring and logging configurations are properly set up and maintained

• Maintain accurate access and entitlement records across users and service accounts

• Handle service requests such as access changes, job scheduling updates, and connection configuration

• Support change requests including platform configuration updates, job performance tuning, and system enhancements

• Participate in impact assessments, implementation planning, and post-change validation

• Ensure all changes follow ITSM processes and governance standards

• Perform platform housekeeping including log management, storage monitoring, and license usage checks

• Monitor scheduled job execution and troubleshoot failures, delays, and dependency issues

• Support backup and restore procedures and contribute to disaster recovery readiness

• Maintain platform documentation, runbooks, and support audit and compliance activities

• Operate in secure, air-gapped environments with strict controls and governance

• Enforce security policies across Talend platforms and connected data sources

• Collaborate with infrastructure, database, and security teams to resolve issues

• Ensure compliance with regulatory and data governance requirements

• Work with project managers, data engineers, and client stakeholders across multiple projects

• Escalate risks, incidents, and operational issues in a timely manner

• Contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes and standards

Required Skills

• Minimum 2 years of experience in platform administration, production support, or operations for Talend or similar ETL/data integration platforms

• Strong hands-on experience with Talend Administration Center (TAC), job scheduling, and execution monitoring

• Experience troubleshooting job failures, dependencies, and performance issues

• Familiarity with relational databases such as Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk

• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix or Windows Server environments

• Basic scripting knowledge (Bash or PowerShell)

• Understanding of connectivity protocols such as SFTP, SMTP, JDBC, and ODBC

• Familiarity with ITSM processes (incident, service request, change management)

• Experience working in on-premises or air-gapped environments

• Ability to follow SOPs, runbooks, and operational procedures

• Strong troubleshooting skills across ETL processes, job execution, and data connectivity

Preferred Skills (if any)

• Experience in regulated environments such as financial services, public sector, or healthcare

• Exposure to high-security or air-gapped systems

• Familiarity with Talend APIs or command-line tools for automation

• Experience with enterprise schedulers such as Control-M or Autosys

• Knowledge of data governance, data lineage, and metadata management

• Experience with multiple ETL platforms such as Informatica PowerCenter

• Familiarity with shell scripting for automation and operational efficiency

Application Note

Interested applicants may send their CV directly to for consideration.