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Experian
Lead Data Platform Engineer
Experian
Hyderabad•Hybrid•8-11 Yrs•6 days ago
Job description
Hybrid
Overview
We are seeking a Lead Data Platform Engineer to act as a hands-on technical leader for our data platform engineering function.
Responsibilities
- We are seeking a Lead Data Platform Engineer to act as a hands-on technical leader for our data platform engineering function.
- You will be #LI-hybrid based in Hyderabad and reporting to Director Engineering
- You will be responsible for designing, building scalable data platforms while driving engineering best practices across the team.
- You will help shape our AWS-native data ecosystem, mentor engineers, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable data solutions.
- Be a hands-on technical lead across data engineering workstreams, setting direction and standards
- You will Design, build, and optimise data lake architectures using a data mesh model
- Develop and maintain AWS-native data platforms using modern cloud services
- Implement DevOps best practices, including Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
- Apply configuration-as-code principles consistently across all environments.
- Embed automated testing, monitoring, and data quality frameworks into the development lifecycle
- Provide guidance, and mentoring to engineers within the team
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver robust and scalable data solutions
- Troubleshoot and optimize data workflows to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability
Qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant experience in Data Platform engineering
- Proven experience at Lead or Principal Engineer level within a large or enterprise environment
- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS data services, including:
- Glue
- Step Functions
- Lake Formation
- EventBridge
- Lambda
- Datazone
- Cloudwatch
- Strong experience designing and building data pipelines and data lake solutions
- Solid DevOps expertise, including:
- Terraform (Infrastructure-as-Code)
- CI/CD pipelines
- Git and Jenkins
- Working knowledge of AWS SageMaker Unified Studio
- Advanced programming skills in Python
- Investigate and reconcile complex workflows
- Proven experience implementing automated testing frameworks within data engineering workflows
- Continuous improvement and Innovation
- Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent
Benefits
- Experian care for employee's work life balance, health, safety and wellbeing. In support of this endeavor, we offer best-in-class family well-being benefits, enhanced medical benefits and paid time off.
- This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
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