Syngenta Group
agriculture
EngineeringLead-Data&Analytics
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“Engineering Lead - Data & Analytics at Syngenta Group. Skills: Databricks, Data Platform Engineering, Data Mesh. Designing, building, operating, and continuously improving enterprise-scale, Databricks based data mesh platform. Platform reliability, scalability, security, and enablement”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving and decision making skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform engineering, or architecture, 3+ years of hands-on experience specifically with Databricks in production environments, 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., 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., 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
Nice to Have
AWS Preferable, Databricks Certified Professional
What You'll Do.
and continuously improving enterprise-scale
Databricks based data mesh platform
Enable domain autonomy to ingest
Oversee product delivery
Spearhead the modernization of AI
and agentic analytics solutions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborative team in agriculture; enablement of data engineers, analytics, and data science teams; Teamwork
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to explain technical information to individuals who don't have the same technical background
Process & Methodology
Ability to orchestrate efforts needed to prioritize business initiatives
Full Job Description
At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s IT & Digital team is seeking a Engineering Lead - Data & Analytics in Pune. This role will support the delivery for leading data and engineering teams within our Data Mesh platform, oversee product delivery, and spearhead the modernization of our AI, BI, and agentic analytics solutions. 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](https://www.databricks.com/), 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 inf
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