Support Engineer

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(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - Forbes Advisor)

What do you need for this opportunity?

Must have skills required

Google Cloud, Airflow, Python

Forbes Advisor is Looking for:

Forbes Advisor, part of the Forbes Marketplace family, provides consumers with expert-written insights, news, and reviews on personal finance, health, business, and everyday life decisions. We empower our audience with data-driven knowledge so they can make informed choices confidently—balancing the agility of a startup with the stability of a seasoned enterprise. Our Data team has created this role as part of the data engineering team to focus on the internal roadmap.

Role Summary

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Data Support Engineer to monitor production processes, manage incident tickets, and ensure seamless operations in our data platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Airflow, Python and SQL with a strong focus on enabling developer productivity and maintaining system reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

Production Monitoring:

• Monitor and ensure the smooth execution of production data pipelines and workflows.
• Identify and promptly address anomalies or failures in the production environment.
• Perform first-level investigation for issues, leveraging logs and monitoring tools.

Incident Management:

• Create and manage tickets for identified production issues, ensuring accurate documentation of details and impact analysis.
• Assign tickets to the appropriate development teams and follow up to ensure timely resolution.
• Communication of incidents within the Data Team.

Platform Support:

• Participate in daily standup and team meetings and contribute to platform improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to enhancing the platform to streamline development workflows and improve system usability.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree with Minimum 1 year of experience working in supporting the production pipelines.
• Proficiency in SQL for debugging tasks.
• Familiarity with incident management tools like JIRA.
• Strong communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Good to have:

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services like BigQuery.
• Strong understanding of Apache Airflow and managing DAGs.
• Basic understanding of DevOps practices and automating CI/CD pipelines.
• Python Proficiency.

Note:

• This role requires candidates to work in UK timings.
• Saturday and Sunday will be working. Rotational off will be provided.

Forbes Advisor is a high-growth digital media and technology company dedicated to helping consumers make confident, informed decisions about their money, health, careers, and everyday life. We do this by combining data-driven content, rigorous product comparisons, and user-first design — all built on top of a modern, scalable platform. Our teams operate globally and bring deep expertise across journalism, product, performance marketing, and analytics.