Job title:
Lead Data Engineer - Data PlatformJob Description:
- Define and drive the technical roadmap and strategy for the data platform on Databricks and Snowflake, ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Design, implement, and maintain the platform's infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or BICEP/ARM.
- Drive platform automation and operational excellence for deployment, environment provisioning, monitoring, and self-service capabilities using Azure DevOps/CI/CD.
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including robust code quality, automated testing, observability, and security governance across the platform.
- Mentor and nurture the platform engineering team, promoting a culture of continuous learning and high-quality delivery.
- Collaborate with data engineering teams, security, and senior stakeholders to ensure platform capabilities align with business needs and enterprise standards.
- Monitor and manage cloud resource consumption across Databricks and Snowflake to drive cost efficiency and implement FinOps best practices.
- Establish, monitor, and enforce Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) for platform performance, availability, and throughput.
- Define and implement data quality enforcement mechanisms and robust access control policies (e.g., RBAC/ABAC) utilising features like Databricks Unity Catalog or Snowflake Roles.
Location:
Pune,
IndiaTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentSkills Required
- Experience with Databricks
- Experience with Snowflake
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep/ARM
- Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience building platform automation, environment provisioning, and monitoring
- Proven ability to define and enforce engineering best practices (code quality, automated testing, observability, security governance)
- Leadership experience mentoring and managing a platform engineering team
- Experience implementing FinOps and managing cloud resource consumption/cost efficiency
- Experience defining SLAs/NFRs for platform performance, availability, and throughput
- Implementing data quality enforcement and access control policies (RBAC/ABAC) using Databricks Unity Catalog or Snowflake Roles
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid/remote options, job sharing and compressed hours are available across many roles, and remote-work convenience can meaningfully add to overall value.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave are part of the offering, signalling stronger family support than basic statutory levels.
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Retirement Support — A company‑matched pension and life assurance are provided for UK roles, delivering core financial protection within the package.
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