Data Platform Engineer Manager

Data Platform Engineer ManagerFull-timeCompany DescriptionAt Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s IT & Digital team is seeking a Engineering Lead - Data & Analytics in Pune. This role will support the delivery for leading data and engineering teams within our Data Mesh platform, oversee product delivery, and spearhead the modernization of our AI, BI, and agentic analytics solutions.Job DescriptionRole purposeThe Data Platform Engineer Manager is responsible for designing, building, operating, and continuously improving enterprise‑scale , Databricks based data mesh platform at Syngenta.This role focuses on platform reliability, scalability, security, and enablement of data engineers, analytics, and data science teams ,  enable domain autonomy to ingest, process, and share data usingDatabricks, while ensuring security, quality, and interoperability.Knowledge, experience & capabilitiesDatabricks Ecosystem: Expert-level knowledge of Databricks Lakehouse, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog etc.Programming: Proficiency in Python, PySpark, or Scala for ETL/ELT development.Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and related data services. AWS Preferable.DevOps & Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Familiarity with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.Data Governance: Experience with implementing data lineage, PII anonymization, and data quality frameworks.Critical success factors & key challengesStrong data engineering skills , logical and reasoningAbility to deliver POCs, MVPs, Experiments, technology evaluations following design thinking practicesAbility to orchestrate efforts needed to prioritize business initiatives across complex change agendasExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills to explain technical information to individuals who don't have the same technical backgroundProblem solving and decision making skillsTeamwork, team management and leadership skillsQualificationsQualification & Experience LevelB.tech/M.tech5+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform engineering, or architecture.3+ years of hands-on experience specifically with Databricks in production environments.Certifications: Databricks Certified ProfessionalAdditional InformationInnovationsEmployee may, as part of his/her role and maybe through multifunctional teams, participate in the creation and design of innovative solutions. In this context, Employee may contribute to inventions, designs, other work product, including know-how, copyrights, software, innovations, solutions, and other intellectual assets.By clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy applyI'm interestedI'm interestedPrivacy Notice