Platform/DevOps Lead

Role overview

Platform/DevOps Lead at NXP Semiconductors

Technical Strategy & Architecture

We are looking for a DevOps / Platform Lead to provide technical direction, mentorship, and escalation ownership across our DevOps and Platform Engineering practice.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for DevOps and Platform Engineering — CI/CD standards, IaC patterns, orchestration, and observability.
• Own the architecture roadmap for the ingestion layer, scheduling, and deployment automation.
• Guide the team on modern Databricks-native operating patterns.
• Platform Operations & Reliability
• Serve as the single technical escalation point for DevOps and Platform incidents and change management.
• Drive problem management practices — reduce recurring incidents and champion permanent fixes over reactive support.
• Ensure operational readiness for y ear- e nd activities, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Track platform KPIs — reliability, incident volume, deployment success rate, and cost efficiency.
• Automation & Continuous Improvement
• Champion automation and a gentic operations to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement in ways of working, aligned with industry-standard operating maturity models.
• Leadership & Mentorship
• Mentor and grow Platform and DevOps Engineers on best practices, code quality, and career growth.
• Shape team capacity and capability — hiring input, skills development, and workload planning across the Platform/DevOps group.
• Represent the DevOps / Platform practice in Data & AI leadership forums and cross-functional reviews.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Partner with Data Engineering leadership to align platform capabilities with data delivery needs.
• Own vendor coordination with Databricks and adjacent platform vendors — case management, upgrade planning, and license/capacity discussions.
• What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months):
• Y ou'll establish the platform's CI/CD and observability standards, reduce recurring incidents through problem management, mature vendor and upgrade governance, and lift the team's automation and AI-native operating maturity.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science , Information Technology, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10 + years of overall experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, or DevOps including 2 + years in a technical lead capacity.
• Strong hands-on background in Databricks, cloud platforms, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Prior experience leading platform or DevOps teams supporting enterprise data workloads.
• Proven experience managing vendor relationships and complex upgrade programs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across engineering and business audiences.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Familiarity with Unity Catalog governance and Databricks-native AI capabilities.
• Exposure to industry-standard maturity models for data and platform operations.
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional or Cloud Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Competencies:
• Ownership and accountability — end-to-end responsibility for platform health and delivery.
• Servant leadership — grows the team while removing blockers.
• Strategic thinking — balances short-term operational stability with long-term platform evolution.
• Diplomatic and clear communicator — comfortable with vendors, leadership, and engineering peers.
• Bias for automation, KPIs, and outcome-driven service delivery.
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Employment details

• Location: Bangalore [India]

Additional role details

• This is a technical leadership role with hands-on depth — combining architecture guidance, vendor management, and engineering oversight for the DevOps and Platform Engineer group supporting the enterprise Data Platform, ingestion, orchestration, CI/CD, and observability layers.
• Leads a team of Platform and DevOps Engineers .
• You own the health, roadmap, and delivery of the platform practice .