Associate Director, Technology (Database), Mumbai

About Affinity Affinity is pioneering current frontiers in AdTech by building privacy-first advertising infrastructure that helps publishers maximize monetization and enables advertisers to reach the right audiences beyond walled gardens. Operating across 10+ markets in Asia, the US, and Europe, with a team of 500+ professionals, Affinity continues to innovate at scale in the global AdTech ecosystem.Role: Associate Director, Technology Location: Mumbai (Malad) Role Overview We are looking for an Associate Director, Technology to lead and scale our data platforms and database ecosystem supporting high-volume AdTech workloads. This role will own architecture, performance, reliability, and evolution of our data lake, OLAP systems, and real-time streaming pipelines , while partnering closely with Product, Analytics, and Engineering leadership.Key Responsibilities Technology&Architecture; Own architecture of large-scale data platforms supporting OLAP and real-time analytics. Strong expertise in SQL, data modeling, and performance tuning. Hands-on experience with ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL. Build and scale big data pipelines using Apache Spark and Hadoop .Design real-time streaming systems using Kafka . Leadership&Team; Management Lead and mentor senior data and platform engineers. Drive engineering best practices and architectural standards. Act as a technical escalation point and partner with cross-functional stakeholders. Platform&Cloud; Operations Own availability, performance, and reliability of data platforms. Implement monitoring, capacity planning, and incident management . Ensure data security, governance, and cost optimization . Enable analytics and reporting via Power BI and BI tools. Strategic ContributionTranslate business needs into scalable data solutions . Define and execute the data platform roadmap . Drive platform modernization and technology adoption in high-scale environments. AI capabilities Basic understanding of AI and Gen AI concepts Experience on inculcating AI process in teamRequired Skills: 8+ years of experience in database, data platform, or backend engineering, with leadership exposure. Strong hands-on expertise in: SQL, data modeling, and OLAP concept ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL Apache Spark (batch&streaming;) Hadoop ecosystem and data lake architectures Kafka and real-time data pipelines Experience supporting large-scale, high-throughput, data-intensive systems (AdTech/MarTech preferred). Strong understanding of distributed systems, performance tuning, and fault tolerance. Exposure to BI tools (Power BI preferred) and analytics enablement.Proven ability to lead teams, influence architecture decisions, and work with senior stakeholders. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4nabvs