Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

As a Principal Consultant, you will provide technical and delivery leadership across some of our largest Data & AI engagements.

What Will Make You Successful

We're looking for someone who combines deep technical capability with strong consulting and leadership experience.

Essential Experience

- 12+ years' experience delivering enterprise Data Science, Machine Learning or AI solutions.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex AI projects from business problem definition through to production deployment.
- Strong consulting experience working directly with enterprise clients and executive stakeholders.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary delivery teams across Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering and Architecture.
- Proven ability to balance technical leadership with commercial outcomes and client relationship management.

Technical Expertise

You will bring deep practical experience across several of the following areas:

- Machine Learning
- Data Science
- Statistical modelling
- Predictive analytics
- Forecasting
- Optimisation
- Recommendation engines
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Computer Vision (desirable)
- Deep Learning
- Feature engineering
- Model evaluation and experimentation
- Production AI systems
- MLOps
- Model monitoring and governance

You should also have practical experience with contemporary Generative AI technologies including:

- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
- AI orchestration frameworks
- Prompt engineering




- Vector databases
- Agentic AI architectures
- AI evaluation frameworks
- Responsible AI

Technology Experience

- Python
- SQL
- Spark
- Databricks
- Azure AI Services
- Azure Machine Learning
- Microsoft Fabric (desirable)
- Snowflake
- MLflow
- Git
- CI/CD
- Docker
- Kubernetes (desirable)

Consulting & Leadership

- Excellent client engagement and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive audiences.
- Experience leading workshops, discovery sessions and solution design engagements.
- Commercial awareness with experience supporting proposals, RFx responses and solution estimation.
- Strong mentoring and coaching capability.
- A passion for developing AI capability and growing technical teams.

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will have personally built and delivered AI solutions—not simply advised organizations on AI strategy.

You'll be recognized by peers as someone who understands how Machine Learning works in practice, can engage confidently with senior executives, and enjoys helping organizations adopt AI responsibly and at scale.

You are equally comfortable discussing model performance with Data Scientists as you are presenting AI roadmaps to CIOs and business executives.

Highly Desirable

- Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science or a related quantitative discipline.
- Azure AI Engineer Associate,



Azure Data Scientist Associate, Databricks Machine Learning Professional, Snowflake AI or equivalent certifications.
- Experience building enterprise MLOps capabilities.
- Experience establishing Responsible AI governance frameworks.
- Experience delivering AI solutions in regulated industries.
- Contributions to open-source AI projects, publications or conference presentations.

Workplace type

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.;

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us.

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📌 Principal Consultant – AI & Data Science (Queensland)
🏢 Ntt Data
📍 Queensland