Principal Engineer

About McDonalds in IndiaOne of the worlds largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries McDonalds Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs designed to expand McDonald s global talent base and in-house expertise Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business technology analytics and AI accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe Position Summary Principal Engineer The Platform Engineering sub-job family focuses on designing building and maintaining scalable secure and high-performance data platforms that enable seamless data integration accessibility and governance across the organization Team members in this family work to enhance platform efficiency automate operations and ensure data integrity driving the foundation for data-driven decision-making and innovation The Principal Platform Engineering will define and execute the strategic vision for data and analytics platforms ensuring alignment with business goals while prioritizing initiatives that ensure compliance security and scalability Who were looking for Primary Responsibilities Strategic Vision Alignment Develop and drive a strategic vision for data and analytics platforms ensuring alignment with the companys overall goals and objectives Backlog Management Prioritization Lead the creation and management of the product backlog prioritizing initiatives to ensure timely delivery of key platform capabilities Compliance Privacy Security Ensure that all platform initiatives adhere to compliance privacy and security standards safeguarding organizational data Cross-functional Collaboration Work closely with business leaders engineers and data teams to ensure platform capabilities meet evolving business needs and drive value Continuous Improvement Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance platform performance scalability and functionality Level of Skill Influence without direct exercise of command persuasion required to effect change Primary Audience Internal Nature of Interaction Engages in communication with individuals who may hold differing perspectives but share a common interest primarily motivated by a shared goal of finding a resolution Level of Skill Change significantly by enhancing entire existing processes systems and or products Complexity Innovation is complex solutions to problems and issues require consideration of impact on two of three dimensions operational financial human capital Knowledge Requires advanced well-developed skills and expertise within a specific professional discipline ability to integrate theory principles with organizational practices Geographic Breadth All regions Skills Experience RequiredTechnical Expertise 10 years of experience in data platforms cloud infrastructure or platform engineering Deep expertise in cloud platforms GCP AWS Azure GCP AWS Preferred and cloud-native technologies Kubernetes Terraform Serverless Strong background in distributed systems high-performance computing and data infrastructure Hands-on experience with big data frameworks Apache Spark Flink Beam and modern data lakehouses Proficiency in programming languages such as SQL and Python Java Scala with expertise in API development and microservices Platform Engineering Automation Experience building and scaling data platforms pipelines and real-time streaming architectures Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code IaC tools Terraform and CI CD pipelines Github Jenkins Expertise in containerization orchestration and automation for platform reliability Experience implementing monitoring logging and observability Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry Data Security Governance Strong understanding of data security compliance and governance best practices Experience with identity and access management IAM encryption and data masking techniques Knowledge of GDPR CCPA HIPAA and industry-specific data regulations Problem-Solving Thought Leadership Proven ability to architect optimize and troubleshoot large-scale distributed systems Ability to drive innovation evaluate emerging technologies and lead proof-of-concepts PoCs Excellent system design and scalability expertise ensuring platform resilience Collaboration Leadership Strong ability to influence and collaborate with engineering data science DevOps and leadership teams Experience mentoring senior engineers and technical teams fostering a culture of innovation and excellence Effective communicator with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for business stakeholders Preferred Qualifications Experience in retail CPG or QSR industries Background in AI ML platforms real-time analytics and data observability Relevant certifications in cloud DevOps or data engineering e g Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer AWS Certified Solutions Architect CKA Work location Hyderabad IndiaWork pattern Full time role Work mode Hybrid Additional Information McDonalds is committed to providing qualified individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs McDonalds provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex sex stereotyping pregnancy including pregnancy childbirth and medical conditions related to pregnancy childbirth or breastfeeding race color religion ancestry or national origin age disability status medical condition marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status protected military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training McDonalds Capability Center India Private Limited McDonalds in India is a proud equal opportunity employer and is committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture At McDonalds in India employment decisions are based on merit job requirements and business needs and all qualified candidates are considered for employment McDonalds in India does not discriminate based on race religion colour age gender marital status nationality ethnic origin sexual orientation political affiliation veteran status disability status medical history parental status genetic information or any other basis protected under state or local laws Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment