AI Tech Lead

SITA; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week

Flex Day: Adjust workday to personal needs

Flex-Location: Work from anywhere for up to 30 days/year

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for well-being

Access to world-class learning platforms

Descripción de la vacante

SITA in Barcelona is seeking a Technical Lead for its Enterprise Data Platform. The successful candidate will drive design and implementation, establishing standards and ensuring platform scalability and governance.

With a focus on Databricks, the role demands strong data engineering expertise, guiding a Scrum team and collaborating closely with stakeholders. As a company with a diverse workforce, SITA promotes professional growth and remote working flexibility.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Data Platform Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks in production environments.
• Experience designing and building cloud-native data platforms on Azure.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the technical leader of the Enterprise Data Platform Scrum Team.
• Drive technical decisions and establish platform standards.
• Mentor future Data Engineers joining the team.

Conocimientos

Data Engineering

Databricks

Spark

PySpark

SQL

Cloud-native data platforms

Data governance

AI/ML workloads

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Herramientas

Databricks

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

Overview

At SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry. We are in 95% of international airports, working with over 2,500 transportation and government clients.

Purpose

SITA for Aircraft is seeking a hands‑on Technical Lead to drive the design, implementation, and evolution of its Enterprise Data Platform built on Databricks. This role combines technical leadership, platform architecture, and hands‑on engineering. The successful candidate will work closely with the Product Owner to define and deliver the platform roadmap while establishing technical foundations required to scale the team and the platform over time. As one of the first dedicated resources on the platform, the Technical Lead will actively build solutions, establish engineering standards, and make day‑to‑day technical implementation decisions. The platform will become the foundation for governed data products, self‑service analytics, AI/ML initiatives, operational data consumption, and enterprise reporting capabilities across SITA for Aircraft.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the technical leader of the Enterprise Data Platform Scrum Team.
• Partner with the Product Owner to translate business priorities into technical solutions.
• Drive technical decisions and establish platform standards.
• Define architecture principles, engineering practices, and implementation patterns.
• Lead design reviews and ensure consistency across platform components.
• Design, develop, and maintain core platform capabilities on Databricks.
• Build ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and data sharing solutions.
• Implement and optimize data pipelines using Spark, PySpark, SQL, and Databricks‑native services.
• Design and implement data products and reusable platform services.
• Contribute directly to platform development activities and proofs‑of‑concept.
• Implement governance‑by‑design using Unity Catalog, metadata, lineage, and access controls.
• Define standards for data quality, lifecycle management, and schema evolution.
• Ensure secure and governed access to enterprise data assets.
• Collaborate with Security and Data Governance stakeholders to enforce compliance requirements.
• Mentor future Data Engineers joining the team.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Support recruitment and technical assessment of future team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, or Data Architecture.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Databricks in production environments.
• Strong experience with Spark, PySpark, SQL, and modern data engineering practices.
• Experience designing and building cloud‑native data platforms on Azure.
• Experience implementing Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks Workflows, and data governance controls.
• Experience building scalable batch and streaming data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data products, metadata management, lineage, and platform governance.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.
• Databricks certifications (preferred).
• Experience with Data Products, Data Mesh, or modern data platform operating models.
• Experience with Power BI integration and semantic data models.
• Experience supporting AI/ML workloads and analytics platforms.
• Experience in aviation or similar operational industries is a plus.
• English required. French and/or Spanish are an advantage.

Core Competencies

• Hands‑on technical leadership.
• Strong engineering mindset.
• Pragmatic architecture and decision making.
• Ability to operate in a startup‑like environment while building enterprise‑grade solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to simplify complexity and establish scalable standards.

Benefits

We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we allow remote work as well.

Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on the team's needs).

Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.

Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing: We provide an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer a personalized health platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development: At SITA, we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world‑class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. Learning opportunities include LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft’s Enterprise Skills Initiative, and specialized solutions such as Pluralsight for technology upskilling, Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership, and Stanford for strategic development.

Competitive benefits that align with your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self‑identify in the application process.