Data & AI Technical Lead & Architect

Federal Express Corporation; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

FedEx Corporation seeks a Technical Specialist Advisor to shape data and AI foundations within a cloud and data engineering framework. You will lead cross-team design sessions, translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, and collaborate with distributed teams across time zones.

The role requires 5+ years in data engineering, hands-on GCP experience (Dataplex, Data Catalog, BigQuery), CI/CD, Terraform, and governance expertise, plus a Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field.
• Five or more years of qualifying work experience in an information technology or engineering environment.
• Strong leadership and communication skills; ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with cloud data platforms, governance, and modern data governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead design sessions with multiple teams and drive decisions.
• Translate complex technical designs into clear language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Operate in an Agile environment and track deliverables.
• Collaborate effectively with vendor partners and distributed teams across time zones.

Skills

Data engineering

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Governance as Code

AI tooling

Java / Python

Distributed systems

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

Dataplex

Data Catalog

BigQuery

Git

Terraform

Copilot

Gemini

Job description

FedEx Corporation seeks a Technical Specialist Advisor to shape data and AI foundations within a cloud and data engineering framework. You will lead cross-team design sessions, translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, and collaborate with distributed teams across time zones.

The role requires 5+ years in data engineering, hands-on GCP experience (Dataplex, Data Catalog, BigQuery), CI/CD, Terraform, and governance expertise, plus a Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering.