Hybrid Principal Data Consultant – Advanced Analytics, AI

at INTELLIGEN

• Job title: Principal Data Consultant – Advanced Analytics, AI
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, BigQuery, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sydney, Australia

About the role

• Principal Data Consultant leading advanced analytics and AI solutions for enterprise environments. Guiding clients through strategy, architecture, and AI adoption with a focus on measurable business value.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior executives to identify high-value opportunities for advanced analytics and AI
• Translate strategic business objectives into scalable, secure data and AI architectures
• Guide organisations through AI adoption while managing governance, regulatory, risk, and compliance considerations
• Architect end-to-end analytics and AI platforms, including data pipelines, machine learning lifecycle, real-time analytics, MLOps, and AI observability
• Lead the implementation of secure data and AI systems across modern cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Embed security and privacy into architecture and delivery decisions from the outset
• Design systems that are resilient to adversarial risk, model misuse, and operational failure
• Lead complex transformation engagements from strategy through execution
• Mentor consultants, engineers, and client teams across multidisciplinary delivery environments
• Translate technical complexity into clear decision frameworks for executives and senior stakeholders
• Support the growth of Intelligen’s advanced analytics and AI capability through thought leadership, client engagement, and delivery excellence

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience delivering advanced analytics, AI, or data transformation solutions in enterprise environments
• Proven experience designing and implementing production-grade AI solutions.
• Strong expertise across modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or similar ecosystems
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
• Demonstrated leadership in large consulting, advisory, or transformation engagements
• Strong ability to work with both executive stakeholders and highly technical teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and guide decision-making at senior levels
• A mindset grounded in strategic thinking, delivery leadership, and measurable value creation
• Nice to Have: Experience implementing MLOps, AI observability, data governance, and AI risk management frameworks

Benefits

• We’re not just delivering AI and data projects.. we’re humanising them. That means we care deeply about the how, not just the what. We value curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. We look for people who are driven to build a business, get curious, and offer opinions and ideas.
• You’ll join a team that’s smart, kind, and ambitious. You’ll have real influence - in your projects, your practice, and the broader business. And as we grow, so will you.