Lead Data & AI Architect – Cloud & Governance

FedEx Group; Moon Township (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

FedEx is seeking a Technical Specialist Advisor to shape the data foundation for scalable AI. You will lead data engineering efforts, govern cloud data platforms, and collaborate with distributed teams across locations.

Candidates should have 5+ years in data engineering, strong GCP governance experience (Dataplex, Data Catalog, BigQuery), and proven leadership in Agile environments. This hybrid role offers collaboration at multiple FedEx campuses.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering background.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud (or similar cloud provider), with specific expertise in GCP-native governance tools like Dataplex, Data Catalog, and BigQuery (lineage/security).
• 5+ years of experience building CI/CD pipelines and using Git. Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and familiarity with the concept of "Governance as Code."
• Experience working with modern AI assistance tools (Copilot, Gemini) to accelerate development and design.
• Strong understanding of modern data governance, including knowledge of Data Privacy & Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).
• Proven experience implementing Data Mesh principles, including Domain-driven design and treating Data-as-a-Product.

Responsibilities

• Lead design sessions with multiple teams and conclude decisions.
• Translate complex technical design into clear language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Work in an Agile environment and track deliverables.
• Communicate with vendor partners and geographically distributed teams across time zones.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud experience

CI/CD pipelines

Governance as Code

AI tooling familiarity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

Git

Terraform

Dataplex

Data Catalog

BigQuery

Job description

FedEx is seeking a Technical Specialist Advisor to shape the data foundation for scalable AI. You will lead data engineering efforts, govern cloud data platforms, and collaborate with distributed teams across locations.

Candidates should have 5+ years in data engineering, strong GCP governance experience (Dataplex, Data Catalog, BigQuery), and proven leadership in Agile environments. This hybrid role offers collaboration at multiple FedEx campuses.