Principal AI & Data Engineer
Sydney / Fully remote
$190-230k
Permanent
We're partnering with a high-growth technology consultancy building a next-generation Data & AI capability across enterprise and public sector clients.
This is a senior, client-facing role suited to someone who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
The Opportunity
You'll play a key role in designing and delivering modern data platforms and AI-driven solutions that create tangible business impact.
Working across a variety of client environments, you'll lead solution design, guide delivery teams, and act as a trusted advisor to senior decision-makers.
This is also an opportunity to help shape and grow a Data & AI practice, contributing to capability development, standards, and go-to-market initiatives.
What You'll Be Doing
- Designing and delivering scalable data and AI solutions in production environments
- Leading architecture across modern data platforms and cloud ecosystems
- Working directly with senior stakeholders to define strategy and translate business needs into technical solutions
- Driving best practices across data engineering, MLOps, and AI delivery
- Mentoring engineers and contributing to capability uplift across the team
What We're Looking For
- Strong experience delivering enterprise-grade data platforms and/or AI solutions
- Hands-on expertise with Python, SQL, and distributed data processing tools (e.g. Spark)
- Experience working with modern data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, or similar)
- Cloud experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Proven ability to engage with senior stakeholders and communicate complex ideas clearly
- A consulting mindset with experience working in client-facing environments
Nice to Have
- Experience with MLOps or production machine learning systems
- Exposure to real-world AI applications, including emerging tooling and workflows
- Background working in consulting or advisory environments
