Technical Lead — Artificial Intelligence & Analytics (AIA) at BST Global

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This role requires deep expertise in ML model architecture and design, data engineering, and proven team leadership skills , including holding staff accountable for deliverables, providing constructive feedback, monitoring work assignments and managing stakeholder expectations. Essential Functions • Lead, mentor, and coach a cross-functional team of data scientists and data engineers; monitor work assignments, track milestones, and hold staff accountable for the quality and timeliness of deliverables • Manage stakeholder expectations by proactively communicating progress, risks, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences • Drive the end-to-end ML lifecycle, including feature engineering, model architecture and design, training, validation, deployment and monitoring • Provide technical guidance on ML model selection, hyperparameter tuning and evaluation metrics; oversee predictive analytics solutions for project management data • Architect scalable, resilient data pipelines using Databricks, Apache Airflow, Microsoft Fabric Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric; lead data modeling and warehousing efforts leveraging medallion architecture and Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse • Establish and enforce engineering standards for ETL/ELT processes, code quality, version control, CI/CD, and security, including row-level and object-level controls • Participate in and lead agile ceremonies; accurately estimate assignments and maintain technical documentation • Evaluate emerging AI/ML frameworks and data engineering tools, making recommendations that advance team capabilities • Assist with interviewing and onboarding new team members to ensure team sustainability What We’re Looking For • Data Science & ML Expertise: Deep knowledge of ML model architecture and design, including supervised and unsupervised learning, deep learning, NLP, and time-series forecasting; prior experience leading data science teams and translating business problems into analytical solutions • Data Engineering Proficiency: Expert-level understanding of ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing, medallion architecture and orchestration tools; prior experience leading data engineering teams building enterprise-scale data platforms • Leadership & Accountability: Proven ability to set clear expectations, monitor deliverables, provide constructive feedback and hold team members accountable; skilled at managing stakeholder expectations across technical and business audiences • Problem-Solving & Communication: Strong analytical skills, with the ability to break down complex problems and develop effective solutions; effective at articulating ideas and collaborating across cross-functional teams Skills & Competencies Programming • Python (expert), T-SQL (advanced), Spark/PySpark (advanced) Data Engineering • ETL/ELT pipelines (expert), data modeling (advanced), data warehousing (expert), Medallion Architecture ML & Data Science • ML model architecture and design (advanced); model training, validation and deployment (advanced); feature engineering Platforms & Tools • Databricks (advanced), Apache Airflow (advanced), Microsoft Fabric Data Factory (required); Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, OneLake and semantic models (advanced) Cloud & Security • Azure compute, storage, databases and developer tools (advanced); row-level and object-level security; performance monitoring and optimization DevOps & Process • Azure DevOps Git, CI/CD pipelines, RESTful APIs, agile/scrum, Microsoft Power BI Desired Skills • Cloud cost optimization strategies • Cross-tenant data sharing and Microsoft Power BI/semantic model sharing in Microsoft Fabric • Observability tooling and platform monitoring • Knowledge of project management and financial concepts, including budgets, revenue, profit and earned value • Certifications in Microsoft Azure, Python, SQL or Databricks Education or Prior Work Experience • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics or a related field; master’s degree preferred • Seven or more years of experience in data engineering and/or data science with at least three years in a technical leadership role overseeing cross-functional data teams Reports To Director, Engineering Number Supervised 5–10 data scientists and data engineers Travel Up to 5% Classification Exempt Work Environment & Physical Demands This job operates in a professional office environment. 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Technical Lead — Artificial Intelligence & Analytics (AIA)
Data Science & Data Engineering Leadership
Tampa, FL or Remote
Summary of Duties & Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and coach a cross-functional team of data scientists and data engineers; monitor work assignments, track milestones, and hold staff accountable for the quality and timeliness of deliverables
Manage stakeholder expectations by proactively communicating progress, risks, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences
Drive the end-to-end ML lifecycle, including feature engineering, model architecture and design, training, validation, deployment and monitoring
Provide technical guidance on ML model selection, hyperparameter tuning and evaluation metrics; oversee predictive analytics solutions for project management data
Establish and enforce engineering standards for ETL/ELT processes, code quality, version control, CI/CD, and security, including row-level and object-level controls
Participate in and lead agile ceremonies; accurately estimate assignments and maintain technical documentation
Evaluate emerging AI/ML frameworks and data engineering tools, making recommendations that advance team capabilities

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Cloud cost optimization strategies
Cross-tenant data sharing and Microsoft Power BI/semantic model sharing in Microsoft Fabric
Observability tooling and platform monitoring
Knowledge of project management and financial concepts, including budgets, revenue, profit and earned value
Certifications in Microsoft Azure, Python, SQL or Databricks
Education or Prior Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics or a related field; master’s degree preferred
Seven or more years of experience in data engineering and/or data science with at least three years in a technical leadership role overseeing cross-functional data teams
Director, Engineering
Number Supervised
5–10 data scientists and data engineers
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