Data Platform Engineering Director

3 days ago


Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India ValGenesis Full time
Data Platform Engineering Director

We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Engineering Director to lead our cloud data platform engineering team. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in designing and implementing scalable and highly performant enterprise cloud data platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and architecture of our data platform infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements and select technologies.
  • Oversee the implementation and deployment of data platform solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices, standards, and security protocols.
  • Establish monitoring and alerting mechanisms to proactively monitor the health, performance, and availability of data platforms.
  • Manage data platform access, including cloud storage, databases, data warehouses, and data lakes.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of data platform processes and platform usage for stakeholders and management.
  • Ensure the security and compliance of data platforms with industry regulations and best practices.
  • Lead efforts to integrate data from disparate sources, systems, and applications into a unified data ecosystem.
  • Implement data processing and analytics capabilities, including batch processing, real-time streaming, and data analytics frameworks.
  • Manage relationships with data platform vendors and service providers.
  • Lead and mentor a team of data platform engineers to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
  • Communicate regularly with stakeholders, including IT, business, and executive leadership, to provide updates on data platform initiatives and align platform strategies with business goals and priorities.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field.
  • Proven track record with at least 10+ years of experience in data engineering, dataOps for a large-scale data platform serving multiple business lines and products.
  • 5+ years of experience in a leadership role, managing and scaling engineering teams.
  • Extensive experience in designing solutions on High trust/PCI-compliant cloud data platform.
  • Deep knowledge and rich experience in data ingestions, including streaming technology and systems.
  • Strong experience in data management and analytics tools and technologies, such as SQL, NoSQL databases, MS SQL Server, Distribute PostgreSQL, Citus, SSRS, SSIS, Hadoop, Spark, Databricks, Kafka, and cloud-based data lake platforms.
  • Strong expertise in designing and building scalable data pipelines, ETL processes, and analytics solutions using cloud services, ETL tools, Snowflake, etc.
  • Proficiency with data platform architecture, design, data dictionaries, multi-dimensional models, objects, star and snowflake schemas, as well as structures for data lakes, data science, and data warehouses.
  • Experience in migrating data from existing warehouses or transactional data stores (SQL Server) to cloud data platform.
  • Experience in software development with programming languages like Python, C#, or Scala.
  • Strong understanding and practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and agile methodologies.
  • Experience in BI/Reporting tools like Apache Superset, PowerBI.
  • Experience with data platform automation, orchestration, and containerization tools (e.g., Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker) for managing and deploying platform infrastructure and services.
  • Solid understanding of data security principles, practices, and compliance requirements, including GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS, and experience implementing security controls and measures.
  • Experience with AI/ML data models, data modeling, data governance is preferred.
  • Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate a team, set clear goals and expectations, and drive performance and results.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data platform challenges, identify solutions, and implement effective strategies to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, build consensus, and influence decision-making.
  • Experience working in regulated industries such as pharma, health sciences with knowledge of compliance requirements and standards related to data management and privacy (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) is preferred.


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