Senior AI Platform Governance Engineer

NBCUniversal Intl.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) + employer match

Paid leave + tuition reimbursement

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking a Senior AI Governance Engineer to define how AI products are governed, secured, and operated across sports, news, entertainment, film, and digital businesses. You will design governance standards and build CI/CD pipelines for AI workloads.

This fully remote role offers exposure to Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud platforms, with a focus on security, RBAC, cost optimization, and auditable AI controls across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.
• 5+ years in Data/Cloud Platform Engineering.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, AWS and semantic modelling.
• Experience with Snowflake and Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain semantic models in Snowflake and Databricks.
• Define governed metrics, lineage, and access patterns with data owners.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and IaC for AI apps and ML workloads.
• Enable repeatable deployment across environments.
• Create monitoring for latency, quality, reliability and AI health.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Semantic modelling

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Terraform

dbt

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Azure AD

Job description

• Business Segment: Operations & Technology
• Compensation: USD 115,000 - USD 145,000 - yearly

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

NBCUniversal is building the foundation for responsible, scalable AI across one of the world's most recognized media and entertainment portfolios. As a Senior AI Governance Engineer, you'll help define how AI products are governed, secured, monitored, and operationalized across sports, news, entertainment, film, and digital businesses.

• Design and maintain semantic models in Snowflake and Databricks to ensure AI systems operate using trusted business definitions.
• Partner with data owners and engineering teams to define governed metrics, entities, lineage, and access patterns.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions supporting AI applications, agents, semantic models, and ML workloads.
• Enable repeatable deployment patterns across development, staging, and production environments.
• Create monitoring frameworks for latency, quality, reliability, model usage, and AI operational health.
• Define standards for auditability, compliance, and responsible AI adoption.
• Optimize AI infrastructure utilization and manage cloud consumption across Snowflake, Databricks, and supporting services.
• Develop visibility into model, agent, and inference costs to support sustainable AI growth.
• Design governance frameworks for models, agents, tools, datasets, and APIs.
• Implement RBAC, identity controls, and policy enforcement across AI platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science in related discipline or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in Data / Cloud Platform Engineering
• Coding Python , Advanced SQL(Snowflake) , AWS, Semantic modelling, Git
• Experience with AI and Database : Snowflake(Cortex) orDatabricks (Genie/Agent Bricks)
• Ability to understand how AI Frameworks work: LangGraph, MCP, RAG
• Terraform/IaC : infrastructure as code for cloud AI environments
• Security & Identity: RBAC, IAM policies, Azure AD
• AI Finops: Cloud cost allocation, Tagging, and Optimization
• Docker / Kubernetes: containerization model serving and orchestration
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Desired Characteristics:

• 5+ years of experience in Snowflake (SnowPro Core or Advanced preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in Databricks or Apache Spark
• 3+ years of experience in MLOps / AIOps pipeline ownership
• 3+ years of experience in CI/CD tooling: GitHub Actions, Terraform, dbt
• 1+ years of experience in LLM / Generative AI platform integration

Additional Requirements:

Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $115,000 - $145,000

Additional Information

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