Technical Specialist/Advisor - Data & AI

Federal Express Corporation; South Hackensack (NJ); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Federal Express Corporation is seeking a Technical Specialist Advisor to shape our data foundation for scalable AI. You will lead data governance, cloud engineering, and architecture discussions across multi-team efforts to accelerate AI-enabled development.

The role requires 5+ years in data engineering with hands-on GCP experience, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. Hybrid work across multiple U.S. locations with strong communication to vendors and global teams.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of qualifying work experience in an information technology or engineering environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Deep understanding of cloud/data governance and data mesh concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead design sessions with multiple teams and drive architectural decisions.
• Translate complex technical designs into clear language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate across vendor partners and distributed teams to deliver on governance and data platform initiatives.

Skills

Data engineering

GCP Dataplex

Data Catalog

BigQuery

CI/CD

Git

Terraform

Governance as Code

Copilot

Gemini

Java

Python

Distributed systems

GCP/Azure

OO development

Dataplex

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field

Tools

Dataplex

SDP

Job description

Provides leadership and consultation in a team-based, customer-oriented environment.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

The Technical Specialist Advisor plays a critical role in data and AI organization shaping the way we are building the data foundation to scale AI. This is a role which requires deep understanding and technical expertise in Cloud and Data Engineering. This role will require the following skill sets and expertise:

• 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.

Data Governance & Architecture

• 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.

Leadership & Delivery

• Prior tech lead experience is mandatory. Must be able to lead design sessions with multiple teams and conclude decision
• Must possess the ability to translate complex technical design into a clear, simple language for non-technical stakeholders
• Must have worked in an Agile environment and track deliverables
• Excellent communication skills with a proven comfort level working alongside vendor partners and geographically distributed teams across different time zones.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Skilled in one or more programming languages (Java / Python) used by FedEx.
• Knowledge and experience with distributed systems, GCP/Azure, client/server technology, and object-oriented (OO) development.
• Knowledge of Dataplex, SDP and other google services is preferred.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field, and/or equivalent formal.

Minimum Experience

Five (5) years of qualifying work experience in an information technology or engineering environment.

Domicile Information:

The preferred locations for this hybrid position are Memphis, TN, Dallas, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, or Orlando, FL. However, we will consider candidates based elsewhere within the United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories). Candidates residing within 50 miles of a FedEx campus will be required to work on-site at a FedEx location several times per week

Pay Transparency:

This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factors permitted by law. An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay:

U.S. Pay Range: $7,094.23/month - $15,607.31/month.

Additional Details:

Upload current copy of Resume (Microsoft Word or PDF format only) and answer job screening questionnaire by 5pm on 4/28/26.

Pay Transparency

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire. In New Jersey, any compensable Security and Walk time will be paid to non-exempt/hourly employees at the state minimum wage.

USA: $7,094.23/mo - $15,607.31/mo, CO: $7,094.23/mo - $14,957.01/mo, CA: $7,488.36/mo - $12,533.14/mo, NJ: $7,488.36/mo - $11,981.37/mo, ME, OH & VT: $7,488.36/mo - $13,006.09/mo, MN: $7,488.36/mo - $14,306.70/mo, IL & NV: $7,488.36/mo - $14,957.01/mo, MD, NY, VA & WA: $7,488.36/mo - $15,607.31/mo, MA: $7,882.48/mo - $15,607.31/mo, RI: $8,670.73/mo - $14,306.70/mo, CT: $8,670.73/mo - $14,957.01/mo, DC & HI: $9,064.85/mo - $14,957.01/mo, NYC: $9,064.85/mo - $15,607.31/mo

For details on our comprehensive benefits, click here.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

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