Engineering Team Lead - AI & Data Platform Focus

Vizient, Inc.; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide an experienced software team responsible for the Spend Manager Intelligence Platform.

You will balance hands-on coding with strategic team leadership, delivering scalable, high-quality solutions using modern practices. You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams, mentor engineers, promote AI-driven tooling, and drive data-platform initiatives with Databricks and Spark, while prioritizing security and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 2+ years leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Experience with CI/CD, testing, and application security.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript.
• Experience with cloud platforms AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience designing scalable systems including microservices and distributed architectures.
• Experience with data engineering technologies such as Spark, Databricks.
• Hands-on data pipelines and large-scale data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and development of scalable, high-performance software solutions.
• Guide the team through complex technical challenges and ensure sound engineering decisions.
• Contribute to the codebase, delivering efficient, maintainable, and secure code.
• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices including code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and security.
• Partner with Product Owners to understand requirements and ensure delivery.
• Break down initiatives into actionable work and prioritize effectively.
• Identify risks and provide mitigation to support timelines.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment and coach engineers.
• Promote AI/automation tool adoption to improve engineering efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Apache Spark

Job description

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide an experienced software team responsible for the Spend Manager Intelligence Platform.

You will balance hands-on coding with strategic team leadership, delivering scalable, high-quality solutions using modern practices. You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams, mentor engineers, promote AI-driven tooling, and drive data-platform initiatives with Databricks and Spark, while prioritizing security and