Data Platform Engineer Manager

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Role purpose

The 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 using Databricks, while ensuring security, quality, and interoperability.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

Databricks 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 challenges

Strong data engineering skills , logical and reasoning

Ability to deliver POCs, MVPs, Experiments, technology evaluations following design thinking practices

Ability to orchestrate efforts needed to prioritize business initiatives across complex change agendas

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to explain technical information to individuals who don't have the same technical background

Problem solving and decision making skills

Teamwork, team management and leadership skills

B.tech/M.tech

8+ 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 Professional

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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