Platform Engineer

EXL; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking a Platform Engineer (5-8 years) to design and evolve enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms on Azure Databricks, ADLS Gen2, and related cloud components in Chennai. The role demands deep expertise in Azure Databricks, Azure networking and identity management, with a focus on secure, scalable architectures.

The candidate will provide technical leadership for platform architecture, governance and security controls, and collaborate with internal teams to automate CI/CD and

Responsibilities

• Provide senior Databricks and Azure platform expertise to design and evolve enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms.
• Lead the Databricks platform architecture including workspace design, cluster strategy, data storage and CI/CD integration.
• Ensure platform resilience, performance and operational excellence through monitoring, capacity planning, cost optimization and incident analysis.
• Lead governance and security controls, including access management, Entra ID integration, RBAC and data protection.
• Provide ongoing platform support and knowledge transfer to ensure long-term platform sustainability.

Job description

Job Description:

Platform Engineer - 5-8 Years

• Provide senior Databricks and Azure platform expertiseto design, implement and evolve enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, scalable and aligned to business, regulatory and operational requirements. The resource should have deep experience across Azure Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Azure networking, identity management and cloud security patterns.
• Provide technical leadership for the Databricks platform architecture, including workspace design, cluster strategy, data storage architecture, security controls, CI/CD integration, environment management and platform engineering best practices to support current and future business demand.
• Ensure platform resilience, performance and operational excellencethrough proactive monitoring, capacity planning, cost optimisation, performance tuning, incident management and root cause analysis across development, test and production environments.
• Lead the implementation of platform governance and security controls, including access management, Entra ID integration, RBAC, network isolation, private connectivity, auditability, data protection and compliance with enterprise architecture and regulatory standards.
• Provide ongoing platform support and technical stewardship, working alongside internal engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues, improve platform reliability, establish operational standards and ensure effective knowledge transfer and long-term platform sustainability.