Senior Data Engineering ManagerAbout the Role
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership for the design, implementation, and evolution of our next-generation data platform on Databricks.
As the Lead Data Engineer, you will be accountable for establishing engineering best practices, shaping architectural decisions, and driving the successful delivery of enterprise-scale data solutions. You will act as the technical authority for data engineering, partnering closely with Architects, Product teams, Technology teams, and business stakeholders to ensure the platform remains scalable, secure, cost-effective, and aligned to strategic business objectives.
You will combine hands-on engineering expertise with technical leadership, guiding a team of data engineers through platform migration, solution design, and delivery excellence while helping transform the organisation's data capabilities.
What the Job Involves
Initially reporting to the Director of Data Transformation, you will be responsible for:
Technical Leadership & Platform Ownership




Own the technical direction of the Databricks data platform and establish engineering standards across all data engineering initiatives.
Lead architecture and design decisions for enterprise-scale data products and platform capabilities.
Define reference architectures, reusable design patterns, and engineering guardrails for data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, governance, observability, and deployment.
Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges.
Team Leadership & Engineering Excellence
Lead, coach, and mentor a team of data engineers, fostering technical growth and engineering excellence.
Drive engineering best practices through code reviews, technical design reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
Promote a culture of quality, ownership, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
Support recruitment, onboarding, capability development, a

📌 Senior Data Engineering Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Crisil
📍 Mumbai