Lead Platform Engineer (Technical Architect)

Franklin Templeton; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Templeton, through Lexington Partners, seeks an accomplished Platform Engineer to shape our Azure-based platform and drive scalable, secure cloud capabilities. You will mentor engineers, raise the bar for CI/CD and governance, and collaborate with teams in Hyderabad and the U.S.

to deliver reliable, production-grade services. The role emphasizes API design, IaC, and platform governance, with a focus on operational excellence and cross-team partnership in a complex financial services

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 10+ years in platform, cloud, DevOps, or software engineering.
• Strong experience operating production cloud platforms.
• Expertise with Microsoft Azure services and architecture.
• Experience designing APIs and shared platform services.
• Financial services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform architecture and engineering standards.
• Build reusable and scalable platform capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and support technical growth.
• Collaborate with teams across Hyderabad and the U.S.
• Champion DevOps best practices and observability.
• Automate infrastructure and operational processes.
• Operate secure and reliable Azure platforms.

Skills

Azure

CI/CD

Observability

LLMOps

AI Platform

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

Job description

About The Department

Lexington Partners, part of Franklin Templeton, is a global leader in secondary private equity and co-investment investments. The Platform Engineering team provides the secure, scalable technology foundation that powers Data, AI, and enterprise technology solutions across the firm. Team members work across cloud platforms, DevOps, site reliability, security, and AI technologies to improve developer productivity, operational excellence, and platform governance. By joining the team, you will help shape enterprise architecture standards, enable innovation, and build reusable services that accelerate delivery across the organization.

How You Will Add Value?

Core Responsibilities

• You will drive platform architecture and engineering standards.
• You will build reusable and scalable platform capabilities.
• You will mentor engineers and support technical growth.
• You will collaborate with teams across Hyderabad and the U.S.
• You will champion engineering excellence and best practices.
• You will operate secure and reliable Azure platforms.
• You will support cloud-native applications and services.

Strategic Responsibilities

• You will enhance CI/CD and GitOps delivery capabilities.
• You will improve platform reliability and observability.
• You will automate infrastructure and operational processes.
• You will create reusable infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• You will enable governed access to AI services and tools.
• You will support agent-based development platforms.
• You will implement AI platform controls and guardrails.

Team & Collaboration

• You will partner with Data, AI, and application teams.
• You will communicate technical decisions clearly.
• You will align platform services with business needs.
• You will support production operations and incident response.
• You will promote knowledge sharing and collaboration.

What Will Help You Be Successful in This Role?

Experience, Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of platform, cloud, DevOps, or software engineering experience.
• Strong experience operating production cloud platforms.
• Expertise with Microsoft Azure services and architecture.
• Experience designing APIs and shared platform services.
• Experience managing highly available production environments.
• Financial services experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Azure architecture and operations.
• Docker and Kubernetes administration.
• Git-based development and release management.
• CI/CD pipeline design and automation.
• Infrastructure as code using Terraform, Bicep, or equivalent.
• Observability, monitoring, and incident management.
• AI platform engineering, LLMOps, and agent technologies.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound architectural and engineering judgment.
• Strong collaboration across distributed teams.
• Ability to balance risk, governance, and delivery.
• Practical problem-solving mindset.
• Focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Work Shift Timings - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST