Head of Data & AI Platform Engineering

Höegh Evi; Norway; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised canteen

Paid lunch break

Gym facilities

Competitive compensation

Full benefits package

Job summary

Höegh Evi AS is seeking a Head of Data, AI and Integration to lead the enterprise data platform and data engineering capabilities. The role blends strategic vision with hands‑on leadership to drive AI and analytics readiness across the business.

You will own the technical roadmap, standards and capability development, collaborating with IT, business and technology stakeholders to support digital transformation and energy transition initiatives.

Qualifications

• Higher education in computer science, data engineering, IT or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid experience in data engineering with pipelines, integrations and data platforms.
• Hands-on with Azure and Databricks including Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Spark, PySpark.
• Strong SQL, data modelling and ETL/ELT experience with DevOps CI/CD and IaC.
• Experience in technical leadership, mentoring and coordinating delivery.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead data engineering delivery and scalable pipelines.
• Own Azure Databricks‑based data platform development and improvement.
• Strengthen data quality, governance, security, and access controls.
• Enable analytics and AI with trusted data foundations.
• Build and mentor the data engineering team, align delivery priorities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Automate and simplify data processes and architectures.
• Define technical roadmaps and engineering standards.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Lakehouse architecture

Delta Lake

Apache Spark

Python / PySpark

SQL / data modelling

ETL / ELT

DevOps CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Data governance

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Higher education in computer science, data engineering, IT or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Databricks

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Höegh Evi AS is seeking a Head of Data, AI and Integration to lead the enterprise data platform and data engineering capabilities. The role blends strategic vision with hands‑on leadership to drive AI and analytics readiness across the business.

You will own the technical roadmap, standards and capability development, collaborating with IT, business and technology stakeholders to support digital transformation and energy transition initiatives.