At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design of a cloud data platform and integrate GenAI and ML capabilities.
- Company: Established ASX-listed financial services firm focused on tech and data innovation.
- Benefits: Attractive $250k package, hybrid work, and real ownership of platform direction.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with opportunities for growth and influence in technology.
- Why this job: Shape the future of data and AI in a senior role with significant impact.
- Qualifications: Strong background in data engineering, SQL, Python, and experience with GenAI or ML.
Our client is a well-established ASX listed Sydney financial services business with a strong focus on technology and data. They’re building out their data and AI capability and want a principal technical lead to help shape where it goes next.
About the Role
A principal hands-on role with no direct reports. You’ll own the design of the business’s cloud data platform and how GenAI and ML are built into it, working alongside AI and platform engineers and acting as the go-to technical voice for business and technology leaders.
Benefits
- Package of $250k
- Hybrid working
- Real ownership of platform direction and architecture decisions
- A senior seat in a business that’s investing in data and AI
Duties / Key Responsibilities
- Own the target architecture and data models for a cloud data platform supporting analytics, ML and GenAI
- Build GenAI capability into the platform itself, including embeddings, search and LLM-powered data products
- Set the patterns, standards and tooling engineers use day to day, including AI coding assistants
- Make sure what’s built is monitored, governed and cost-effective
- Coach engineers and help leaders turn business problems into workable technical solutions
Skills and Experience
- Strong hands-on data engineering background in SQL and Python on a modern cloud data platform
- Production experience with GenAI or ML, beyond proofs of concept
- Experience designing enterprise data models, such as Data Vault or dimensional
- A solid grasp of what ML needs from data, including feature preparation
- Comfortable using and setting standards for AI coding assistants
- Previous Principal, Lead or Architect-level experience
- A clear communicator who can bring non-technical leaders along
Principal Data & AI Engineer in Sydney employer: Allura Partners
Our client is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of Sydney, where innovation meets collaboration. With a focus on modernising insurance solutions, employees benefit from competitive daily rates and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge digital platforms that directly impact customer experiences. The company fosters a culture of growth and influence, allowing team members to shape the future of insurance while enjoying a supportive atmosphere that values their contributions.
