Principal Data & AI Engineer – Sydney – $250,000 package – Snowflake – AI

Our client is a well-established ASX listed Sydney financial services business with a strong focus on technology and data. They’re building out their data and AI capability and want a pricipal technical lead to help shape where it goes next.

About the Role

A principal hands‑on role with no direct reports. You’ll own the design of the business’s cloud data platform and how GenAI and ML are built into it, working alongside AI and platform engineers and acting as the go‑to technical voice for business and technology leaders.

Advantages
Package of $250k
Hybrid working
Real ownership of platform direction and architecture decisions
A senior seat in a business that’s investing in data and AI

Duties / Key Responsibilities
Own the target architecture and data models for a cloud data platform supporting analytics, ML and GenAI
Build GenAI capability into the platform itself, including embeddings, search and LLM-powered data products
Set the patterns, standards and tooling engineers use day to day, including AI coding assistants
Make sure what’s built is monitored, governed and cost-effective
Coach engineers and help leaders turn business problems into workable technical solutions





Skills and Experience
Strong hands‑on data engineering background in SQL and Python on a contemporary cloud data platform
Production experience with GenAI or ML, beyond proofs of concept
Experience designing enterprise data models, such as Data Vault or dimensional
A solid grasp of what ML needs from data, including feature preparation
Comfortable using and setting standards for AI coding assistants
Previous Principal, Lead or Architect-level experience
A transparent communicator who can bring non-technical leaders along

About Allura Partners

Allura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C‑Suites to lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies. Today, in addition to our proven private equity specialisation, we’ve become a trusted partner for major ASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executive search, recruitment, and business transformation. Known for integrity, reliability, and results, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting & Finance, Transformation & Change, and Technology & Digital. We connect businesses and top-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact.

📌 Principal Data & Ai Engineer $250k Package Sydney
🏢 Allura Partners
📍 Sydney