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Emirates Nuclear Energy is seeking a Data and AI Engineering Expert to design, develop, and operationalize enterprise data and AI platforms.
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Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high performance data platforms including Lakehouse architectures using Databricks Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Delta Live Tables (DLT)
- Develop and operationalize robust data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and integration frameworks using Azure Data Factory, Databricks Workflows, and related orchestration tools
- Architect and implement data models, semantic layers, and data products that serve enterprise analytics, AI, and reporting needs
- Ensure seamless integration of OT and industrial data sources — including PI System, SCADA, and DCS — into enterprise data platforms
- Design and implement APIs, data contracts, and integration frameworks to enable enterprise wide data consumption
- Design, develop, and deploy production grade machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI models using Azure ML, MLflow, and Databricks ML
- Engineer end to end MLOps pipelines covering model training, versioning, validation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining
- Build and operationalize AI powered solutions including predictive analytics, anomaly detection, NLP, and GenAI/LLM based applications using Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio
- Develop BI and semantic models in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, enabling self service analytics and executive reporting
- Apply Responsible AI principles and governance frameworks to all AI and ML solutions
Requirements
- Minimum 12+ years' hands on experience in enterprise data engineering, AI/ML platform development, and cloud native architectures, including production deployment and operations
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Management, Engineering, or related discipline
- Relevant certifications in one or more of: Databricks (Data Engineer Associate/Professional, ML Professional), Microsoft Azure (Data Engineer, AI Engineer, Solutions Architect), MLOps, or Data Governance (Collibra)
- Experience embedding governance within modern data platforms (preferably Databricks) and integrating SAP/Oracle ERP domains
- Experience in energy, utilities, nuclear, financial services, government, or other highly regulated sectors (preferred)
- Demonstrated AI governance experience (provenance, bias monitoring, model data requirements) in Databricks or similar AI/analytics platforms (preferred)
- Demonstrated experience leading large scale data and AI engineering programs (preferred)
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Job Purpose
- The Data and AI Engineering Expert is a senior hands on technical authority responsible for the design, development, and operationalization of enterprise data and AI platforms across ENEC. This role leads the engineering delivery of scalable, secure, and compliant data pipelines, AI/ML solutions, an
Data Engineering Architecture & Platform Development
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high performance data platforms including Lakehouse architectures using Databricks Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Delta Live Tables (DLT).
- Develop and operationalize robust data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and integration frameworks using Azure Data Factory, Databricks Workflows, and related orchestration tools.
- Architect and implement data models, semantic layers, and data products that serve enterprise analytics, AI, and reporting needs.
- Ensure seamless integration of OT and industrial data sources — including PI System, SCADA, and DCS — into enterprise data platforms.
- Design and implement APIs, data contracts, and integration frameworks to enable enterprise wide data consumption.
- Ensure platform scalability, resilience, high availability, and disaster recovery capabilities in compliance with nuclear and regulatory requirements.
- Apply and enforce data standards, naming conventions, and metadata management practices across all data assets using Collibra and Unity Catalog.
AI/ML Engineering & Platform Development
- Design, develop, and deploy production grade machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI models using Azure ML, MLflow, and Databricks ML.
- Engineer end to end MLOps pipelines covering model training, versioning, validation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining — ensuring reliability and reproducibility.
- Build and operationalize AI powered solutions including predictive analytics, anomaly detection, natural language processing (NLP), and GenAI/LLM based applications using Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio.
- Develop BI and semantic models in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, enabling self service analytics and executive reporting across the organization.
- Apply Responsible AI principles and governance frameworks to all AI and ML solutions, ensuring explainability, fairness, and compliance.
- Conduct rigorous model evaluation, performance benchmarking, and validation to ensure solutions meet accuracy, reliability, and safety standards.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of AI engineering standards, patterns, and reusable components across the enterprise.
Advanced Subject Matter Knowledge
- Demonstrates deep, hands on expertise in enterprise data engineering, AI/ML platform development, and cloud native architectures within highly regulated environments.
- Maintains current knowledge of global trends in data engineering, MLOps, GenAI, cloud technologies (Azure, hybrid, on premise), and nuclear industry compliance requirements.
- Understands the full lifecycle of data and AI platforms including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and decommissioning.
- Applies comprehensive knowledge of data governance frameworks (Collibra, Unity Catalog), master data management, data quality, and lineage management.
- Possesses strong awareness of OT/IT convergence, industrial data systems (PI System, SCADA, DCS), and their integration into enterprise analytics environments.
- Maintains expert level proficiency in programming languages and frameworks including Python, SQL, Spark, and relevant AI/ML libraries.
Complex Problem Solving & Innovation
- Tackles complex, ambiguous engineering challenges in data platform architecture, AI model development, and system integration — delivering innovative, compliant, and production ready solutions.
- Leads root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for platform incidents, data quality failures, model degradation, and system disruptions.
- Develops and implements robust engineering solutions to address performance bottlenecks, scalability constraints, and integration challenges.
- Navigates conflicting technical requirements, evolving regulatory standards, and stakeholder needs to deliver optimal engineering outcomes.
- Drives continuous improvement by benchmarking against global engineering best practices, evaluating emerging technologies, and implementing lessons learned.
Professional Certifications
- Min – Relevant certifications in one or more of: Databricks (Data Engineer Associate/Professional, ML Professional), Microsoft Azure (Data Engineer, AI Engineer, Solutions Architect), MLOps, or Data Governance (Collibra).
- Pref – Multiple cloud and AI certifications. Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, or Databricks Unity Catalog specialty certifications. Industry publications or contributions in data engineering or AI.
Qualifications
- Min – Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Management, Engineering, or related discipline.
- Pref – Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Experience
- Min – Minimum 12+ years' hands on experience in enterprise data engineering, AI/ML platform development, and cloud native architectures, including production deployment and operations.
- Experience embedding governance within modern data platforms (preferably Databricks) and integrating SAP/Oracle ERP domains.
- Pref – Experience in energy, utilities, nuclear, financial services, government, or other highly regulated sectors.
- Demonstrated AI governance experience (provenance, bias monitoring, model data requirements) in Databricks or similar AI/analytics platforms exposure.
- Demonstrated experience leading large scale data and AI engineering programs.
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