Data & AI Principal & Solution SME

HCLTech; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking an experienced Data & AI Principal & Solution SME to define and drive enterprise data and AI strategy, architecture, and transformation roadmaps. Location includes Sydney and Melbourne with three openings.

You will partner with C-level stakeholders to align AI initiatives with business outcomes and architect scalable data and AI solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. You will lead the design of modern data platforms, establish governance, and drive Responsible AI

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, AI, Cloud, or Enterprise Architecture.
• 8+ years leading enterprise-scale architecture and transformation programs.
• Proven success delivering data modernization, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Strong executive stakeholder management, consulting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive enterprise Data & AI strategy, architecture, and transformation roadmaps.
• Partner with C-level stakeholders to align AI and data initiatives with business outcomes.
• Architect scalable Data, Analytics, AI/ML, and Generative AI solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Lead the design of modern data platforms, including Lakehouse, Data Fabric, Data Mesh, and AI-enabled architectures.
• Establish architecture standards, governance, security, compliance, and Responsible AI practices.
• Drive AI innovation leveraging LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, MLOps, and LLMOps frameworks.
• Lead discovery workshops, architecture assessments, solution design, and implementation roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership across delivery, presales, and client engagements.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams while promoting best practices and reusable assets.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Consulting

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Spark

Python

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, supercharging progress through industry-leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering and Cloud.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Data & AI Principal & Solution SME to define and drive enterprise data and AI strategy , Architecture and transformation roadmaps.

Locations: Sydney and Melbourne

Positions: 3

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive enterprise Data & AI strategy, architecture, and transformation roadmaps.
• Partner with C-level stakeholders to align AI and data initiatives with business outcomes.
• Architect scalable Data, Analytics, AI/ML, and Generative AI solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Lead the design of modern data platforms, including Lakehouse, Data Fabric, Data Mesh, and AI-enabled architectures.
• Establish architecture standards, governance, security, compliance, and Responsible AI practices.
• Drive AI innovation leveraging LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, MLOps, and LLMOps frameworks.
• Lead discovery workshops, architecture assessments, solution design, and implementation roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership across delivery, presales, and client engagements.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams while promoting best practices and reusable assets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, AI, Cloud, or Enterprise Architecture.
• 8+ years leading enterprise-scale architecture and transformation programs.
• Proven success delivering data modernization, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Strong executive stakeholder management, consulting, and communication skills.

Technical Expertise

• Data Platforms: Analytics and AI-ready Strategy/Solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, and other modern data platform ecosystems.
• Data & Analytics: Data Warehousing, Lakehouse, Data Engineering, Real-Time Analytics, BI, DataOps, MLOps, Python, SQL, Spark.
• Cloud & Architecture: Azure (preferred), AWS, GCP, Enterprise Architecture, API-led Integration, Microservices, DevSecOps.

Leadership & Success Measures

• Executive presence, strategic thinking, and stakeholder influence.
• Successful delivery of Data & AI transformation programs and business value realization.
• Strong governance, architecture quality, innovation, client satisfaction, and revenue contribution.

Why Join HCLTech?

• We are one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world, with offices in 50+ countries across the globe and 219,000 employees.
• Our company is extremely diverse with 165 nationalities represented.
• We offer the opportunity to work with colleagues across the globe.
• We offer a virtual-first work environment, promoting a good work-life integration and real flexibility.
• We offer comprehensive benefits for all employees.
• We are a certified great place to work and a top employer in 17 countries, offering a positive work environment that values employee recognition and respect.