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Lead and manage the Avis Budget Group India Data Platform Engineering team, providing platform development and operations support within a new centralized global data architecture and engineering framework. You will enforce best practices, governance, and drive automation, efficiency, and performance of the enterprise data platform. This role requires a resourceful individual, a persistent problem solver, people leader and a strong hands-on engineer who can move around various technology stacks with ease.
Job Responsibility:
Lead configuration and design of database systems and data integration services, ensuring PII, GDPR, encryption, and security best practices
Develop and maintain robust data pipelines on AWS and OCI clouds for ingestion, transformation and storage
Implement and maintain IBM CDC target environments and Confluent Kafka clusters to meet strong performance requirements
Handle data migrations using AWS DMS, ensuring data encryption at rest and in motion with IBM Voltage
Drive POCs and rollout of cloud-based solutions with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines
Oversee data modelling standards, metadata management, and data quality practices across the platform
Provide L3 support for critical production systems, enhance observability stacks (Dynatrace, AWS CloudWatch) and enforce operational excellence
Manage, mentor and coach a team of Data Platform Engineers, fostering a collaborative environment for innovation and growth
Engage with global data teams and stakeholders to deliver secure, cost-optimized, and high-impact platform solutions
Requirements:
13+ years of experience in data platform engineering, including 5+ years in a people-management role
Advanced expertise in AWS services (RDS, Redshift, DMS, Lambda), OCI cloud data services and infrastructure-as-code
Proficiency with IBM CDC replication technologies, Confluent Kafka and IBM Voltage encryption solutions
Strong background in data modelling, ETL design, database tuning and big data solutions (NoSQL, streaming)
Strong expertise in NoSQL database (preferably Couchbase) cluster management, including version upgrades, security patching, performance tuning, and ensuring high availability through node scaling and rebalancing
Hands-on experience with Python/Shell scripting, Terraform, CloudFormation and Jenkins-based CI/CD
Solid understanding of Linux/Unix environments, networking protocols and production system ownership
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across IST and US East time zones