Data Platform Engineer, AVP

Job Title: Data Platform Engineer, AVP

Location: Pune, India

Corporate Title: AVP

Role Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Platform Engineer to take ownership of the infrastructure strategy and execution for our one data platform for the Private Bank on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• The successful candidate will be responsible for defining the architecture, leading the implementation, and ensuring the robust maintenance of our team's infrastructure, workflows, data engineering pipelines, and CI/CD pipelines on Google Cloud Platform.
• This is a unique opportunity to provide technical expertise at the intersection of data engineering, advanced infrastructure management, and risk technology to significantly contribute to the security, scalability, and success of our critical systems.
• The Data Platform Engineer is responsible for driving engineering excellence and providing functional oversight across multiple areas of the bank's overall IT Platform/Infrastructure. This includes architectural analysis, development of automated systems, and strategic administration of cloud-native environments.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Platform Engineering: Design, implement, and lead the maintenance of our team's infrastructure and workflows on Google Cloud Platform, leveraging advanced GCP services.
• CI/CD Excellence: Develop and maintain robust, high-throughput CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub and GitHub Actions, championing automation across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• IaC Mastery: Create, manage, and audit complex Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform, ensuring auditability and compliance.
• Data Engineering: Possess sound knowledge of the design, development, and deployment for ETL/ELT based data pipelines.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure the reliability, scalability, security, and compliance of our infrastructure and products using enterprise monitoring and logging tools, including Google Cloud Logging.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a technical liaison, working closely with data architects, data engineers, and product management teams to define infrastructure roadmaps and prioritize technical requirements.
• Release Management: Facilitate seamless environment promotions across Development, Testing, and Production tiers, ensuring code quality and deployment reliability.
• Innovation & Mentorship: Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Google Cloud Platform, applying this knowledge strategically to improve products and processes, while mentoring junior engineers.

Your skills and experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Proven experience in a data engineer or platform engineer role, with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform within a highly regulated industry. Strong knowledge of ETL processes in Data Warehouse environments and Data Lakes.
• Technical Depth: Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and Terraform.
• Pipeline Expertise: Demonstrated experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing integration, and GitHub/GitHub Actions. Good understanding of Docker, Artifactory, and container technologies.
• Orchestration: Experience with Apache Airflow.
• Security & Compliance: Strong understanding and practical application of security and compliance best practices, including specific GCP security features (IAM, VPC Service Controls, encryption).
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional initiatives and drive consensus.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.