AWS Lead

Dentsu

5 - 10 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 27/09/2025

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Job Description

As a Technical Architect, Data Engineering on dentsu’s Data and Technology Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our data infrastructure and products to support business-critical applications and insights. This role goes beyond technical execution—you will lead by example, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across departments to deliver high-impact solutions. You’ll design systems with long-term scalability in mind, proactively identify and resolve operational issues, and ensure our data platforms are secure, reliable, and aligned with business goals.
You will work closely with Product and Engineering stakeholders to translate complex business needs into robust technical solutions. Your ability to communicate clearly, coordinate across teams, and drive agile delivery will be essential to your success. As a thought leader, you’ll contribute to the evolution of engineering best practices, evaluate and incorporate state-of-the-art tooling in our products, promote a culture of continuous learning, and help shape the future of our data capabilities.

Job Description:

Location: Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai

Essential Skill Required: AWS, API gateway, Lambda, S3, Topics, SQS, Database skills – MySQL, Python

RESPONSIBILITIES

Platform Development & Operations

· Design and maintain scalable, secure data architectures and pipelines.

· Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance infrastructure and product capabilities.

· Ensure observability and quick resolution of issues.

· Make architectural decisions aligned with strategic goals.

· Own the operation of systems with high availability requirements

Communication

· Articulate technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences.

· Collaborate with Product and Engineering team members and stakeholders.

· Collaborate on development of applications and services across teams.

Leadership & Mentorship

· Mentor engineers and manage direct reports.

· Lead incident response and technical initiatives.

· Lead individual hiring and talent development.

Agile Team Delivery

· Lead activities in sprints and enforce best practices with junior team members.

· Address delivery issues and blockers.

· Ensure predictable delivery and innovation balance on a team.

Required Qualifications:

· 8+ years of experience in data platform development; demonstrating successful design, build, rollout and ongoing delivery of business-critical applications and data pipelines

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

· 5+ years of experience with Python

· Expertise with modern data storage querying tools such as Lambda, S3, RabbitMQ, Athena, Spark, Hive, or similar

· Expertise with processing/orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow

Experience with RDBMSs such as Postgres, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL or Oracle

· Deep understanding of pragmatic engineering practices like iterative releases, test-driven development, continuous integration, and the use of version control systems (Git/GitHub is our primary system, but experience with others would be helpful too).

· Able to convey technical details using industry standard diagramming formats such as UML or C4 Architecture Diagrams and tools such as Lucid Chart, draw.io, or Visio

· Experience working with semi-structured data in JSON format.

· Working knowledge of Unix-like systems

· BS/MS degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Desired Qualifications

· Experience with languages like JavaScript, GO or C# is a plus

· Experience with containerized environments using Docker or Kubernetes

· Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

· Experience delivering large-scale systems in a 24x7, high availability production environment.

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· Experience working with REST APIs.

· Experience with Python Web Frameworks (Django, Flask).

Location:

DGS India - Bengaluru - Manyata H2 block

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

About Company

Dentsu is a global advertising and digital marketing agency headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is part of the Dentsu Group Inc., one of the largest advertising and communications groups in the world. Dentsu specializes in providing integrated marketing solutions, including digital marketing, media planning, content creation, data analytics, public relations, and customer experience management. The company operates across numerous industries and markets, serving clients with innovative strategies to drive brand growth and engagement. With a strong focus on technology and creativity, Dentsu aims to deliver impactful, data-driven campaigns tailored to modern consumer behavior.

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