Technical Lead – AI / Data Engineering | Fourways Consulting | Dallas, TX

Fourways Consulting; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Fourways Consulting is seeking a visionary Technical Lead – AI / Data Engineering in Dallas, TX, to drive enterprise-scale GenAI and data platform initiatives in a hybrid environment (three days on-site). You will set technical direction, mentor teams, and deliver production-grade AI solutions that align with business goals.

You will architect and optimize big data pipelines using Python, SQL, AWS, and Databricks, and lead RAG frameworks, vector databases, and IaC with Terraform.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in software/data engineering, cloud platforms, and technical architecture leadership.
• Proven track record in technical leadership, mentorship, and executive stakeholder management.
• Advanced programming in Python and strong SQL/database optimization expertise.
• Extensive hands-on AWS data/AI ecosystem experience, including AWS Bedrock.
• Hands-on architecture of enterprise data platforms and Databricks lakehouse.
• Proven experience in GenAI/LLMs and agentic AI frameworks.
• Hands-on RAG architectures and integration of enterprise vector databases.
• IaC with Terraform and automated CI/CD deployment workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end technical leadership and architectural governance for enterprise AI and big data initiatives.
• Architect and deploy production-grade GenAI/LLM and autonomous Agentic AI solutions.
• Design and implement high-performance RAG pipelines and vector search indexing.
• Build and optimize distributed data engineering pipelines and analytics lakehouses.
• Lead integration of GenAI foundation models and managed AI services on AWS Bedrock.
• Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning with Terraform across multi-tier AWS environments.
• Establish modern CI/CD pipelines, testing suites, and MLOps/LLMOps best practices.
• Engage with executives and cross-functional teams to define AI delivery roadmaps and communicate value.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Databricks

GenAI/LLM

RAG

Agentic AI

Terraform

CI/CD

Leadership

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

AutoGen

CrewAI

Apache Spark

Kinesis

Kafka

Vector DBs

Job description

Position Summary:

Fourways Consulting is actively seeking a visionary, highly accomplished Technical Lead – AI / Data Engineering to spearhead enterprise-scale generative artificial intelligence and data platform initiatives in Dallas, Texas. Operating in a hybrid capacity requiring three days on-site per week, with strong preference for local candidates, you will serve as the principal technical authority bridging advanced data engineering with next‑generation generative AI, agentic systems, and large language models (LLMs). Leveraging over a decade of hands‑on software, data, and cloud architecture expertise, you will lead high‑performing engineering squads, orchestrate production‑grade Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and align bleeding‑edge AI innovation with core enterprise business goals. This position offers an exceptional leadership platform to design and deploy transformative AI solutions within a premier technology consulting organization.

Detailed Job Description:

As the Technical Lead – AI / Data Engineering at Fourways Consulting in Dallas, TX, you will hold comprehensive architectural and technical delivery accountability across our enterprise AI and modern data platform practices. Working closely with enterprise architects, product managers, data scientists, cloud infrastructure leads, and C‑level executive stakeholders, you will translate complex business mandates into robust, scalable, and secure AI‑driven software architectures.

Your expansive scope of engineering leadership encompasses architecting big data processing backbones using Python, SQL, AWS cloud infrastructure, and Databricks lakehouse platforms, while pioneering enterprise adoption of Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Agentic AI workflows. You will design, build, and optimize enterprise‑grade Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) frameworks utilizing AWS Bedrock, foundation models, semantic caches, and high‑performance Vector Databases (such as Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate, or OpenSearch). Additionally, you will champion disciplined engineering rigor by establishing automated Infrastructure as Code (IaC) provisioning with Terraform, governing robust CI/CD release pipelines, and instituting strict model evaluation, guardrails, and data security benchmarks. This role demands deep technical mastery, proven architectural governance, outstanding stakeholder management capabilities, and inspirational engineering mentorship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide end‑to‑end technical leadership, architectural oversight, and engineering governance across enterprise AI, GenAI, and big data platform initiatives.
• Architect, deploy, and optimize production‑grade Generative AI, Large Language Model (LLM), and autonomous Agentic AI solutions.
• Design and implement high‑performance Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, semantic retrieval engines, and vector search indexing using Vector DBs.
• Build, orchestrate, and optimize distributed data engineering pipelines and analytics lakehouses utilizing Databricks, Apache Spark, Python, and SQL.
• Lead the integration of generative AI foundation models and managed AI services utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Bedrock.
• Automate, manage, and govern cloud infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) provisioning using Terraform across multi‑tier AWS hosting environments.
• Establish, streamline, and enforce modern CI/CD deployment pipelines, automated testing suites, and MLOps/LLMOps operational best practices.
• Engage with executive business stakeholders, technical clients, and cross‑functional teams to define AI delivery roadmaps, mitigate risks, and communicate project value.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, cloud platforms, and technical architecture leadership.
• Proven track record demonstrating strong technical leadership, engineering team mentorship, and executive stakeholder management.
• Advanced programming mastery in Python and deep technical proficiency in complex SQL query design and database optimization.
• Extensive hands‑on architectural experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) data and AI ecosystems, including AWS Bedrock.
• Demonstrated hands‑on expertise building scalable enterprise data platforms and distributed lakehouse architectures utilizing Databricks.
• Proven engineering experience architecting and implementing Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Agentic AI frameworks.
• Hands‑on expertise developing Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and integrating enterprise Vector Databases.
• Strong technical mastery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform alongside automated GitLab/GitHub CI/CD deployment workflows.

Nice‑to‑Have Skills:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer accreditation.
• Hands‑on experience with modern LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, or CrewAI.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI guardrails, model alignment, token cost optimization, and responsible AI governance frameworks.
• Experience implementing real‑time streaming architectures using Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, or Spark Streaming.
• Current physical residence in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with immediate availability for hybrid on‑site work.

Application Information:

• Employer / Recruiting Firm: Fourways Consulting
• Work Location: Dallas, TX
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite (Locals Preferred)
• Experience Level: 10+ Years of Experience
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Core Technology Stack: Python, SQL, AWS, Databricks, GenAI/LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, Bedrock, Vector DBs, Terraform & CI/CD