About This Role
We're seeking an exceptional Data Platform Engineer to shape the strategic direction and architecture of our data infrastructure. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role where you'll co-own the overall platform architecture, set technical standards across the entire Data Engineering organization, and drive initiatives that directly impact our data strategy. You'll be a force multiplier—inspiring teams, mentoring senior engineers, and making architectural decisions that affect how the entire organization builds and operates data systems. We are in the midst of transforming our legacy infrastructure into a up-to-date cloud-first platform, and you'll be instrumental in leading this technical evolution.

What You'll Do

Strategic Platform Leadership
Co-own and evolve the overall data platform architecture across all domains
Guide the technical vision for the entire Data Engineering organization
Drive platform initiatives that directly support the company's data strategy
Lead the modernization of legacy systems while ensuring business continuity




Identify and solve problems that span the entire Data Engineering org before they impact delivery
Set the bar for excellence and serve as an inspiration across all engineering teams

Architecture & Technical Excellence
Design and drive implementation of highly scalable platform architectures for multi-TB+ daily workloads
Author and sign off on all RFCs and technical specifications that touch your domain(s)
Define best practices and patterns that become standard across the organization
Build self-service infrastructure that empowers hundreds of data consumers while maintaining reliability
Design event-driven, real-time data architectures using Kafka and stream processing at scale
Contribute to any codebase across the organization, setting quality standards through exemplary code

Platform Engineering Excellence
Architect comprehensive Infrastructure as Code strategies and GitOps frameworks

📌 Lead Data Platform Engineer Chennai
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📍 Chennai