Data & AI Technical Lead — Hybrid, Snowflake & ML Lead

Vaco by Highspring; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is hiring a Data & AI Technical Lead in Nashville. The role blends hands-on development with solution architecture and leadership to drive modern data and analytics initiatives.

Responsibilities include designing scalable data platforms, establishing standards, and coaching engineers and data scientists, with a focus on governance, security, and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Science, Analytics Engineering, ML/AI, or related fields.
• Hands-on Snowflake experience including data modeling, schema design, roles & access control, warehouse management, data governance.
• Advanced Python development experience.
• Strong SQL development and optimization skills.
• Experience building enterprise data, analytics, ML/AI solutions.
• Experience designing scalable data pipelines and data platforms.
• Strong understanding of Git, code reviews, testing, and deployment practices.
• Experience with data governance, security, and enterprise best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of data, analytics, ML, and AI solutions
• Architect scalable and maintainable Snowflake environments
• Develop and support Python applications, data pipelines, and automation solutions
• Write, optimize, and review complex SQL code
• Evaluate business requirements and propose technical approaches
• Build reusable frameworks, templates, and solution patterns
• Establish coding standards and review technical deliverables
• Mentor engineers, analysts, and data scientists
• Drive best practices around data governance, security, and access management
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Help prioritize technical initiatives and identify delivery risks
• Support team growth through coaching and knowledge sharing

Skills

Snowflake

Python

SQL

Data Modeling

Data Governance

Leadership

Mentoring

Git workflows

Cloud platforms

Job description

Vaco by Highspring is hiring a Data & AI Technical Lead in Nashville. The role blends hands-on development with solution architecture and leadership to drive modern data and analytics initiatives.

Responsibilities include designing scalable data platforms, establishing standards, and coaching engineers and data scientists, with a focus on governance, security, and stakeholder collaboration.