Lead, Data & AI Platform Engineering

Tennis South Africa; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to Australian Open

Onsite gym and tennis facilities

Salary packaging & partner discounts

Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Tennis Australia is seeking an Engineering Manager, Data & AI in Melbourne to lead the enterprise data & AI platform strategy, governance and delivery. You will build reliable, scalable data & AI services, drive platform governance and empower analytics, AI adoption and data-driven decision making.

You will lead a high-performing engineering team, champion modern practices, and partner with stakeholders to realise the organisation's data ambitions. This role is based on-site in Melbourne.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in Data/Platform/Cloud or Software Engineering environments.
• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams.
• Experience building and operating enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Experience developing platform roadmaps and modernisation initiatives.
• Experience embedding governance, security and operational controls into engineering delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop Platform Strategy & Roadmap: Own Tennis Australia’s Data & AI roadmap and strategy; define and evolve enterprise data, analytics, and AI architecture.
• Platform Engineering & Operations: Lead and optimise enterprise Data & AI platforms; ensure platform reliability, security and scalability.
• Data, AI & Governance Enablement: Embed governance, security, and data quality into platforms; enable trusted data and AI with strong controls.
• Engineering Leadership & Capability Development: Lead and grow the Data & AI Engineering team; set standards and drive accountability, innovation and growth.

Skills

Data Engineering

Platform Engineering

Cloud Engineering

Software Engineering

Leadership

Data Governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technology/CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

Tennis Australia is seeking an Engineering Manager, Data & AI in Melbourne to lead the enterprise data & AI platform strategy, governance and delivery. You will build reliable, scalable data & AI services, drive platform governance and empower analytics, AI adoption and data-driven decision making.

You will lead a high-performing engineering team, champion modern practices, and partner with stakeholders to realise the organisation's data ambitions. This role is based on-site in Melbourne.