Data Platform Engineering Manager

Tesco Technology; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed pay with competitive incentives

30 days of leave

Retirement benefits

Health insurance

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Save As You Earn (SAYE) programme

Green campus and sports facilities

Job summary

A leading retail technology provider seeks a Data Platform Engineering Manager in Bengaluru, India. You will lead the design and management of the data platform, ensuring security and compliance while enabling advanced analytics. Key requirements include experience in data management and leadership, proficiency in Python and SQL, and familiarity with cloud technologies. This role offers competitive pay, extensive leave, and additional health and retirement benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Engineering Manager leading data teams.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to empower team and drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage real-time and batch data architectures.
• Implement automated data integration frameworks.
• Enforce data-security standard methodologies.
• Streamline deployment and management of data-platform components.
• Recruit and develop cyber data talent.
• Provide reporting to cyber-security leadership.

Skills

Programming with Python

Proficiency in SQL

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Big Data technologies (Spark, Flink)

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

ETL/ELT frameworks

Orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt)

Cybersecurity principles

Job description

Data Platform Engineering Manager – Tesco Technology

Lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of Tesco’s data platform, ensuring secure, scalable and compliant data flows that enable advanced analytics, threat detection and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture
  Design, build and manage real‑time, near real‑time and batch data architectures that support threat detection, incident response and reporting through advanced analytics, machine learning and GenAI capabilities.
• Data Integration & Transformation
  Implement and manage automated frameworks for integrating data from various security sources into the security lake, and the transformation frameworks to move data between the raw, trusted and curated layers.
• Data Security & Compliance
  Implement and enforce data‑security standard methodologies, ensuring protection of sensitive information and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Automation & DevOps
  Implement automations and DevOps practices to streamline the deployment, configuration and management of data‑platform components.
• Recruit and develop cyber data talent.
• Provide reporting and insight to the cyber‑security leadership team.
• Manage service providers and cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience as an Engineering Manager, leading data teams and managing projects at scale.
• Solid programming experience with Python and proficiency in SQL.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure and big‑data technologies like Spark or Flink.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, CI/CD and Terraform.
• Working knowledge of ETL/ELT frameworks and orchestration tools such as Airflow and dbt.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to deliver clear guidance, empower the team and drive outcomes.
• Experience with collaborative development methods (mob, ensemble programming).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices.

Benefits

• Fixed pay with competitive incentives.
• 30 days of leave (18 days Earned, 12 days Casual/Sick) plus 10 national/festival holidays.
• Retirement benefits and voluntary pension schemes.
• Health insurance covering colleagues and family.
• Mental health support and counselling.
• Financial coaching and salary advance options.
• Save As You Earn (SAYE) programme.
• Green campus and sports facilities.

About Tesco

At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We value diversity, equity and belonging, and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates, including those with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply; accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Retail