At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and implementation of innovative Data & AI platforms at BHP.
- Company: Join BHP, a global leader in mining with a focus on innovation and inclusivity.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working options, competitive salary, and performance bonuses.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by leveraging cutting-edge data and AI technologies.
- Qualifications: Experience in data/cloud engineering and familiarity with modern data platforms.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 $ per year.
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
BHP is generating large amounts of data from different sources and envisioning to scale value and impact through delivery of emergent data and AI solutions. Reporting to the Manager Data Platforms, as a Principal Data & AI Platforms you will play a hands-on role providing expertise in design, implementation and continuous improvement of BHP's core Data & AI Platforms and Technologies. These platforms provide re-usable, scalable and sustainable capabilities enabling project teams and customer groups all across BHP globally to focus on solving business problems, optimise processes and deliver positive impact using Data, ML and AI techniques.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate across Data, Visualisation, AI and Governance platform teams to engineer seamless data and analytics experience to users.
- Focus on scaling out of emergent Knowledge Base, AI/ML, GenAI and Agentic platform capabilities.
- Engage with a wide variety of engineering, analytics and user groups to enable them to leverage platform capabilities following self-service experiences.
- Partnering with delivery teams across BHP to assist in the delivery of use-cases by providing platform knowledge, design and implementation support.
- Define, communicate and maintain standards, frameworks, guidelines and best practice engineering guides for platform offerings.
- Product management – leading and working with a small team of BHP experts, outsource DevOps partners and product vendors on continually improving our platforms.
- Lead and contribute to delivery of annual and 90-day plans following Agile methodologies aligned to overall roadmap.
- Pro-actively collaborate with Architecture, Cyber Security, Data Strategy, Data Privacy & Compliance, Applications, Cloud & Network and other technology teams.
About You
You are a hands-on learner who is eager to continuously learn and develop your engineering skills across modern Data and AI. You stay up to date with evolving technologies and enjoy contributing to the success of projects through your technical abilities, curiosity, and team-first approach.
- Significant hands-on data/cloud engineering or data platform engineering orientated roles with primarily cloud-based PaaS and SaaS platforms.
- Significant professional exposure to modern/cloud data centric platforms and infrastructure.
- Exposure to source control and CI/CD practices.
- Hands-on experience with common data science libraries, automation, languages, and tools.
- Experience and knowledge of general automation, AI and Data science practices.
- Strong experience working within an Agile, DevOps and Product Team mindset.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, guiding and influencing business and technical stakeholders across the organisation.
- AWS, Azure and Snowflake certifications are desirable.
Deadline of application is on 26 August 2026.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that's more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live.
Principal Data & AI Platforms | Perth, Brisbane employer: BHP Group
BHP Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises safety and collaboration within its Copper SA Operations in Adelaide. Employees benefit from a structured 5:2 roster, providing a healthy work-life balance, alongside opportunities for professional growth through engagement with diverse technical and operational teams. With a commitment to innovative planning practices and a focus on employee well-being, BHP Group stands out as a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.
