IT Platform Lead - Data Engineering

Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.\n\nThe Role\nAre you passionate about solving complex problems? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Then there's a good chance you will love being a part of our Software Engineering - Development team at Kyndryl, where you will be able to see the immediate value of your work.\n\nThe IT Platform Lead will be responsible for designing, building, modernizing, and operating enterprise-scale data engineering platforms that support analytics, AI/ML, regulatory reporting, and data-driven business use cases.

Ensures data platforms are scalable, secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned with European banking regulatory, governance, and operational standards.\nProvides technical leadership across data engineering, cloud platforms, governance, operations, modernization, and platform reliability.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nOwn and drive enterprise data platform strategy, roadmap, standards, and implementation approach.\n\nDesign scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing data architectures across data lake, data warehouse, and lakehouse platforms.\n\nLead end-to-end data engineering platform development, operations, modernization, and continuous improvement.\n\nBuild and manage robust ETL/ELT pipelines for analytics, reporting, AI/ML, finance, risk, and regulatory use cases.\n\nYour contributions will have a significant impact on our products' success, and you will be part of a team that is passionate about innovation, creativity, and excellence. Above all else, you will have the freedom to drive innovation and take ownership of your work while honing your problem-solving, collaboration, and automation skills. Together, we can make a difference in the world of cloud-based managed services.\n\nYour Future at Kyndryl\nThe career path ahead is full of exciting opportunities to grow and advance within the job family.

With dedication and hard work, you can climb the ladder to higher bands, achieving coveted positions such as Principal Engineer or Vice President of Software. These roles not only offer the chance to inspire and innovate, but also bring with them a sense of pride and accomplishment for having reached the pinnacle of your career in the software industry.\n\nWho You Are\nYou're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development.

You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.Required Technical and Professional Experience\nYou're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development.

You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.\n\nRequired Technical and Professional Experience\n3 to 5 years of experience in banking or BFSI domain with strong focus on data engineering, data platforms, analytics, and enterprise data architecture\n\nStrong hands-on experience in data engineering, data integration, transformation, ingestion, and data distribution patterns.\n\nAdvanced SQL expertise for complex querying, data modelling, performance tuning, reconciliation, and analytical workloads.\n\nStrong programming experience in Python with exposure to PySpark, Spark, Scala, or Java.\n\nDeep understanding of batch processing, incremental loads, CDC, pipeline orchestration, and data pipeline design.\n\nExperience building scalable pipelines for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.\n\nStrong knowledge of data modelling, dimensional modelling, data marts, enterprise data warehouse concepts, facts, and dimensions.\n\nHands-on experience with big data and distributed processing technologies such as Spark, PySpark, Hadoop, or equivalent platforms.\n\nExperience with streaming and event-driven platforms such as Kafka or similar messaging technologies.\n\nExperience with workflow orchestration and scheduling tools such as Airflow, Control-M, TWS, or equivalent tools.\n\nStrong experience with cloud data platforms across Azure, AWS, or GCP.\n\nHands-on experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery, Redshift, or equivalent platforms.\n\nExperience with CI/CD, DevOps, Git, automated deployments, infrastructure-as-code, release management, and platform automation.\n\nStrong understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata management, lineage, reconciliation, monitoring, and observability.\n\nKnowledge of GDPR, data privacy, access control, encryption, masking, retention, audit controls, and security-by-design principles.\n\nStrong understanding of banking data domains including Payments, Cards, Lending, Credit, Finance, Risk, Regulatory Reporting, Treasury, and Investments.\n\nPreferred Technical and Professional Experience\nExposure to Dataiku for analytics workflows and enterprise data platform integration.\n\nExposure to MicroStrategy, Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI/reporting platforms.\n\nKnowledge of container platforms, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or modern platform engineering practices.\n\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field.\n\nPreferred certifications: Azure Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics, Google Professional Data Engineer, Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, Data Governance, Cloud Architecture, or DevOps certifications.\n\nExperience in data platform migration, legacy modernization, and cloud transformation programs\n\nBeing You\nThe "Kyn" in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we're excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging.

That sense of belonging - being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team - is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success. That's The Kyndryl Way.\n\nWhat You Can Expect\nYour career with us isn't just a job-it's an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports your well-being and empowers you to grow.

Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health-because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best.\n\nFrom your very first day, you'll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won't just contribute-you'll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth.\n\nWe're here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you'll have everything you need to thrive and evolve.

You'll develop in-demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting-edge learning opportunities-from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands-on experiences. And through it all, you'll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success.\n\nWe want you to thrive here-and we're committed to helping you do just that. Ready to make an impact?

Join us and help shape what's next.\n\nGet Referred!\nIf you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked 'How Did You Hear About Us' during the application process, select 'Employee Referral' and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.\n]]>