Sr Manager, Data Operations & Management

Platform Governance & Controls

Self-Service & Enablement

Platform Observability & Reliability

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Required Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience in AI/ML Platform Engineering, Cloud Platform Engineering, or Data & AI Platform development, preferably on GCP.Strong expertise in GCP services including Vertex AI, BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, IAM, Networking, and related platform technologies.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and managing enterprise-scale AI/ML platforms, reusable services, and self-service capabilities.
• Experience with platform automation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred), CI/CD frameworks, and cloud-native engineering practices.
• Strong proficiency in source code management, code quality, and DevSecOps practices using GitHub, GitHub Actions, pytest, SonarQube, or similar tools.Experience developing platform services, APIs, automation frameworks, and integrations using Python.Hands-on experience with Vertex AI platform capabilities, including Workbench, Model Registry, Feature Store, Vector Search, Generative AI services, and related platform components.
• Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Astronomer, Airflow, or equivalent technologies.Strong knowledge of containerization, Kubernetes, Docker, and serverless architectures.Experience establishing platform governance, security controls, access management, compliance standards, and auditability for AI/ML platforms.Understanding of Responsible AI, AI governance, and agent lifecycle controls, including onboarding, access, deployment, monitoring, and observability.
• Experience building developer tooling, reusable templates, accelerators, and self-service capabilities to improve engineering productivity and platform adoption.
• Strong understanding of platform reliability, observability, scalability, performance, and operational readiness.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, security, architecture, operations, and business teams.
• McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 40,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners. At McDonald’s, we lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community, and family. Here is your chance to get in on something special as we grow our corporate team in India and allow you to grow your career.