Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to deliver end-to-end data-driven solutions and fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting-edge ingenuity is brought to life through its Innovation Labs and award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent.
Role Summary
The Senior Big Data Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, operating, and optimizing the bank’s big data platforms and data processing pipelines to ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security. This role provides technical leadership for data platform operations, supports analytics and regulatory workloads, and ensures data platforms operate reliably in a regulated Virtual Bank environment.
What You’ll Do
- Design, operate, and maintain big data platforms supporting banking, analytics, and reporting workloads.
- Ensure availability, performance tuning, and capacity planning of data platforms and data pipelines.
- Implement and maintain data ingestion, processing, and streaming platforms.
- Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery for big data platforms.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for data platform components.
- Ensure data platform security controls, access management, and encryption are properly enforced.
- Lead incident response and root cause analysis for data platform–related issues.
- Collaborate with Application, Cloud, DBA, and Security teams to support platform integration and stability.
- Review and improve operational procedures, standards, and runbooks.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to data platform best practices.
- Support audits, regulatory reporting requirements, and operational reviews.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance platform reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum5–7 years of experience in big data platform engineering or data operations.
- Strong hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, data lakes).
- Experience operating data platforms in production environments.
- Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP is a plus).
- Good understanding of data security, access control, and operational controls.
- Experience supporting 24x7 production systemsor regulated environments is preferred.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.
- Good command of English (reading, writing, and speaking); ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in English with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Why Join CAPCO
- Work on engaging projects with some of the largest banks/insurance in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry
- Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture
- Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications
- Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services
- Help shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy
We offer
- A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees
- Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise in our financial services offerings
- A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients
- An agile, diverse, entrepreneurial, inclusive, meritocratic culture
Joining Capco means joining an organisation that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you’re encouraged to #BeYourselfAtWork. We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, is critical to success. It’s important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can and we believe that everyone brings something different to the table – so we’d love to know what makes you different. Such differences may mean we need to make changes to our process to allow you the best possible platform to succeed, and we are happy to cater to any reasonable adjustments you may require. You will find the section to let us know of these at the bottom of your application form or you can mention it directly to your recruiter at any stage and they will be happy to help.
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Skills Required
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in big data platform engineering or data operations
- Strong hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka)
- Experience operating data platforms in production environments
- Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (Azure preferred)
- Good understanding of data security and operational controls
What the Team is Saying
Capco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources are extensive, featuring a global platform with a Mental Health Hub, EAP-style support, coaching, financial-wellness content, and regional wellbeing events. These offerings position health and lifestyle support as a core part of the employee experience.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-friendly design includes enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave along with paid leave for pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement. U.S. Return-to-Work materials highlight flexibility and structured support for caregiving needs.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Recognition on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index signals LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and benefits in the U.S. context. This reflects intentional coverage for diverse families and life stages.
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What We Do
Capco, a Wipro company, is a global management and technology consultancy specializing in driving transformation in the energy and financial services industries. Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting edge ingenuity is brought to life through its award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent. TRUSTED ADVISORS - Our collaborative and entrepreneurial approach position us as trusted long-term partners to our clients. DEEP EXPERTISE - Clients look to us for clear guidance, proven expertise, and the support they need to set their companies up for success. DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS- We do not provide off -the-shelf answers to clients’ challenges. Instead, we work in close collaboration to understand the issues, and craft disruptive, bespoke solutions. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP - We recognize every client has distinct needs and expectations, and we take ownership and accountability for the solutions we design, build, and deliver.
Why Work With Us
We support and encourage an inclusive culture, entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. Capco is not about organizational charts and rigid hierarchies – we want all employees to feel that Capco is their firm to own and run. We believe diversity powers innovation. Be Yourself At Work (#BYAW) is an integral and underlying part of our culture
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