Job Description

About McDonalds in India
One of the worlds largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries McDonalds Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad. Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs, designed to expand McDonald's global talent base and in-house expertise. Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business, technology, analytics, and AI, accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe.

Position Summary:
Data Platform Lead / Sr Manager, Platform Engineer
As the Data Platform Lead/ Sr Manager, Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, scalability, and reliability of the enterprise data analytics platform. You will drive secure, efficient, and resilient data transfer and platform enablement services across a global organization. This role is pivotal in ensuring that analytics-ready data is accessible, governed, and delivered at scale to support decision-making, reporting, and advanced data productsparticularly in high-volume, fast-paced environments like retail or QSR.
Who were looking for:
PrimaryResponsibilities:

• Platform Strategy & Operations

• Architect and manage scalable batch processing and data transfer pipelines to serve enterprise-wide analytics use cases.
• Continuously monitor platform health and optimize for performance, cost efficiency, and uptime.
• Implement platform observability, diagnostics, and incident response mechanisms to maintain service excellence.
• Security, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure secure handling of data across ingestion, transfer, and processing stages, adhering to enterprise and regulatory standards.
• Establish protocols for secure, compliant, and auditable data movement and transformation.
• Enablement & Support

• Provide Level 2/3 technical support for platform services, minimizing disruption and accelerating issue resolution.
• Drive user enablement by leading documentation efforts, publishing platform standards, and hosting training sessions.
• Collaborate with key business stakeholders to improve platform adoption and usability.
• Collaboration & Delivery

• Partner with product, engineering, and analytics teams to support data initiatives across domains and markets.
• Ensure the platform supports reliable analytics workflows through automation, integration, and governed data access.
• Oversee platform releases, upgrades, and maintenance activities to ensure minimal downtime and seamless user experience.

Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, data infrastructure, or analytics technology environments.
• Deep expertise in:

• Batch processing and data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Dataflow, Composer)
• Secure data transfer protocols (e.g., SFTP, API-based, event streaming)
• Advanced SQL for diagnostics and analytics enablement
• Python for automation, scripting, and platform utilities
• Experience with cloud-native platforms (preferably GCP or AWS), including infrastructure-as-code (leveraging Terraform and Ansible) and DevOps tooling.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional technical teams delivering high-scale, high-availability platform solutions.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• GCP/AWS certification is preferred

Work location:Hyderabad, India
Work pattern:Full time role.
Work mode:Hybrid.
Additional Information:
McDonalds is committed to providing qualified individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs. McDonalds provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
McDonalds Capability Center India Private Limited (McDonalds in India) is a proud equal opportunity employer and is committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. At McDonalds in India, employment decisions are based on merit, job requirements, and business needs, and all qualified candidates are considered for employment. McDonalds in India does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, age, gender, marital status, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, disability status, medical history, parental status, genetic information, or any other basis protected under state or local laws.
Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.