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About the department:
The Enterprise Data, Governance & Integration Platforms Engineering team builds and manages foundational data, API, integration, and application platforms that enable scalable, secure, and reliable data, analytics, AI, and business solutions across the enterprise. The team develops cloud-native services, modern web applications, APIs, and reusable platform capabilities that accelerate data engineering, system integration, analytics, governance, and platform operations. Leveraging AWS, Azure, modern software engineering practices, CI/CD automation, and AI-assisted development, the team drives engineering productivity, platform adoption, and operational excellence. We partner closely with data, analytics, infrastructure, security, governance, and AI organizations to deliver enterprise-scale platform capabilities, hybrid cloud integrations, and enterprise-grade governance.
You will own the technical architecture and engineering direction for enterprise data platform frameworks, SDKs, and services.
You will lead the design and delivery of reusable data engineering frameworks that accelerate ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and delivery across enterprise teams.
You will architect scalable, event-driven platform components for batch and real-time data processing using AWS and Python.
You will drive Data Lake and event-driven platform capabilities that enable self-service data engineering at enterprise scale.
You will establish and enforce engineering standards for security, testing, observability, reliability, and governance across platform components.
You will drive CI/CD automation through GitLab pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and deployment automation.
You will mentor and develop senior engineers, fostering technical growth, architectural thinking, and platform engineering leadership.
You will lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and cross-team technical alignment for data platform capabilities.
You will champion AI-assisted development practices and Agentic AI workflows to improve platform engineering productivity and delivery velocity.
You will design and refine system context, prompts, guardrails, and orchestration workflows that enable AI agents to execute complex engineering tasks reliably and securely.
You will represent the data platform engineering team in leadership forums, steering committees, and architecture review boards.
You will influence technical strategy and roadmap decisions across data engineering, analytics, and AI platform organizations.
Experience & Certifications:
9+ years of software engineering experience with progressive technical leadership responsibility in platform, framework, or infrastructure development.
3+ years building cloud-native solutions on AWS (Lambda, S3, Glue, AppSync, ECS/EKS, EventBridge, Kinesis, Step Functions, Airflow, DMS, Bedrock).
Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams on data platforms or infrastructure projects.
Proven experience designing and maintaining reusable frameworks, SDKs, or platform services adopted by multiple teams.
AWS Solutions Architect or Data Analytics certification preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Technical Skills:
Strong Python development expertise includes object-oriented design, design patterns, and testing practices.
Deep understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, scalability, and performance optimization.
Experience architecting Data Lake solutions, Apache Iceberg, or lake-house patterns at enterprise scale.
Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and deployment automation.
Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices patterns.
Hands-on experience with real-time streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis).
Leverage Agentic AI development tools and coding agents to accelerate framework development, code generation, testing, and modernization
Design and refine system context, prompts, guardrails, and orchestration workflows that enable AI agents to execute complex engineering tasks reliably and securely
Integrate AI-enabled development practices into platform engineering, CI/CD pipelines, and developer workflows while maintaining enterprise security and quality standards
Drive adoption of AI-powered engineering capabilities that improve developer productivity and delivery velocity.
Experience with observability platforms (CloudWatch, Datadog, OpenSearch).
Java development experience as a secondary language.
Leadership Skills:
Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams including engineers, architects, data engineers, and product stakeholders.
Experience establishing architectural governance, engineering standards, and technical decision-making frameworks.
Track record of mentoring senior engineers and driving technical growth across teams.
Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence technical and non-technical leadership.
Experience driving platform adoption, evangelizing engineering capabilities, and building developer communities.
Ability to define technical vision and translate business requirements into scalable platform strategies.
Experience leading technical modernization, platform migration, or large-scale engineering transformation initiatives.
Soft Skills:
Systems-thinking and architectural mindset with a passion for building developer-facing platforms.
Strong analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration across engineering, product, and executive leadership teams.
Continuous learner with enthusiasm for AI, cloud-native technologies, and emerging engineering practices.
Thrives in fast-paced, high-accountability environments with ownership over delivery outcomes.
Collaborative and ownership-driven mindset with a bias for action.
Technical Domain:
Core:
Advanced Python • AWS • Distributed Systems • Event-Driven Architecture • Framework & SDK Development • CI/CD • Infrastructure as Code • Platform Architecture.
AWS Services:
S3 • Lambda • Glue • EMR • ECS/EKS • EventBridge • Kinesis • Step Functions • Bedrock • Athena • DynamoDB • OpenSearch • IAM
Platform & Tooling:
GitLab CI/CD • Terraform • Docker • Kubernetes • Airflow • Data Lake (Iceberg) • Observability & Monitoring
AI & Automation:
AI Coding Agents • Agentic AI Development • Prompt Engineering • AI Guardrails & Orchestration • AI-Enabled CI/CD
Work Shift Timings - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST
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Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.
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By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have them covered.
Highlights of our benefits include:
Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses
An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee’s dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
Life insurance for protection of employees’ families
Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families
Personal loan assistance
Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)
12 weeks Paternity leave
Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria
Transport facility
Child day care facility for women employees
Cricket grounds and gymnasium
Library
Health Center with doctor availability
HDFC ATM on the campus
Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton
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Skills Required
- 9+ years in software development
- 4+ years in Azure API development and Management
- Azure or AWS certifications
- Expertise in Azure API Management (APIM)
- Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, or Python
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD and DevOps practices
- Hands-on Docker and containerization experience
- Strong understanding of REST API design principles
- Strong understanding of API security models and authentication/authorization mechanisms
- Experience with enterprise integrations and hybrid cloud (Azure and AWS)
- Ability to work 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST shift
- Location: Hyderabad
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
Franklin Templeton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Franklin Templeton and has not been reviewed or approved by Franklin Templeton.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including a notably strong 401(k) match and access to an employee stock purchase option, are positioned as key strengths. These features are described as meaningful contributors to total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible work arrangements, paid volunteer time, and a defined paid parental leave minimum support strong work–life balance. Time-off breadth is frequently highlighted as a bright spot in the overall package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A bonus structure that pays out regularly and a pay-for-performance philosophy add meaningful upside to cash compensation. Incentives can be particularly impactful in certain functions and levels.
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