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Data Retention & Archiving

McCain Foods


Job Location:

Gurgaon - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 18 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 16 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title:Data Retention & Archiving

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:43460

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
As part of McCains digital transformation we are investing significantly in our data platforms governance practices and enterprise information management capabilities. We are seeking an experienced Data Archiving Analyst to join our Data Platform Governance team and lead the development implementation and ongoing operation of McCains global data archiving and retention framework.
This role serves as the enterprise subject matter expert for data retention archiving and disposal across McCains global technology landscape with a particular focus on SAP S/4HANA SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) and the Databricks Enterprise Data Platform. The successful candidate will help ensure that data is retained appropriately archived efficiently and disposed of in compliance with legal regulatory and business requirements while reducing organizational risk and storage costs.
What youll be doing.
  • Own and evolve McCains global data archiving and retention strategy policies standards and operating procedures.
  • Develop and maintain enterprise-wide data retention schedules aligned to legal regulatory and business requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Define and implement data disposal and defensible deletion processes that are auditable and compliant.
  • Establish and manage legal hold processes in collaboration with Legal Privacy and Compliance teams.
  • Lead the design configuration governance and operation of SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) within McCains RISE with S/4HANA environment.
  • Govern SAP archiving objects across key functional domains including Finance Controlling Materials Management Sales & Distribution Production Planning Quality Management and Plant Maintenance.
  • Partner with SAP Basis teams and managed service providers to monitor archiving activities content server capacity and archiving performance.
  • Ensure ILM residence and destruction rules are properly configured to support retention and automated disposition requirements.
  • Define and enforce data lifecycle management policies within Databricks including Delta Lake retention controls VACUUM schedules and time-travel management.
  • Collaborate with data platform teams to apply data classifications retention tags and access controls using Unity Catalog.
  • Design storage tiering and archival strategies that transition inactive data to cost-effective storage while maintaining recoverability and compliance.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point and subject matter expert for enterprise data archiving and retention matters.
  • Partner with Legal Privacy Compliance and business stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into practical governance controls.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary data accumulation associated costs and regulatory risks.
  • Maintain data archiving and retention risk registers and communicate priorities risks and roadmap updates to senior stakeholders.
  • Represent the archiving and retention function in governance forums steering committees and cross-functional initiatives.
What youll need to be successful.
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field.
  • 7 years of experience in data management data governance enterprise data architecture or a related discipline with a strong focus on data retention and archiving.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) SAP archiving objects (SARA) residence rules and destruction rules within large-scale S/4HANA environments.
  • Experience working with SAP RISE with S/4HANA or comparable SAP cloud-managed service environments.
  • Understanding of shared responsibility models associated with SAP cloud services and ILM operations.
  • Knowledge of Databricks technologies including Delta Lake Unity Catalog VACUUM operations and data lifecycle management concepts.
  • Experience developing and operationalizing enterprise-wide data retention policies across multiple business domains and jurisdictions.
  • Knowledge of storage tiering strategies and archival storage solutions.
  • Strong understanding of global regulatory and compliance requirements including GDPR CCPA PIPEDA SOX tax retention requirements and related regulations.
  • Excellent stakeholder management communication and influencing skills across technical legal compliance and business audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical governance controls and technical implementations.
Preferred qualifications
  • Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
  • SAP ILM data governance privacy or information management certifications.
  • Certifications such as CDMP CIPM SAP certifications or equivalent.
  • Experience within food manufacturing consumer packaged goods (CPG) or related industries.
  • Knowledge of industry-specific data governance and regulatory requirements.
About the team.
The Data Platform Governance team is a global function responsible for enabling trusted secure and governed data across McCains enterprise technology ecosystem. The team works closely with business functions regional teams Legal Privacy Compliance SAP technology teams and data platform stakeholders to establish governance standards that maximize business value while reducing risk. As the Data Archiving Analyst you will play a critical role in shaping McCains enterprise data lifecycle strategy and ensuring governance practices support long-term growth and digital transformation objectives.
About McCain.
Leadership principles.
At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCains Global Privacy Policyand Global Employee Privacy Policy as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family:Information Technology

Location(s): IN - India : Haryana : Gurgaon

Company:McCain Foods(India) P Ltd


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McCain Foods | Our purpose - 'Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food'. We supply delicious frozen French fries, potato specialties, and appetizers to retail and foodservice customers around the globe.

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