Director I, IT Service Owner - Data & AI Platforms

Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking an IT Service Owner - Data & AI Platforms responsible for the strategy, architecture, reliability, security, and full lifecycle management of the enterprise data and AI platform ecosystem. This role serves as the authoritative owner of the technology stack enabling ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, access, and AI/ML platform capabilities. The leader in this role will define the technology roadmap for the enterprise data and AI platforms - powering the company's core data operations through technologies such as Snowflake, Dataiku, Power BI, Semarchy, and Collibra. The Service Owner ensures the platform is modern, scalable, integrated, cost-efficient, and delivers the availability and security required for a regulated defense environment.
Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end performance, scalability, and security of the enterprise data and AI platform stack, including Snowflake, Dataiku, Power BI, Semarchy, and Collibra.
• Establish engineering standards, integration patterns, and architectural guardrails for all platform components.
• Define and govern the multi-year roadmap for services such as ingestion, ETL/ELT frameworks, orchestration, compute engines, storage layers, cataloging, access control, and observability.
• Drive modernization initiatives including lakehouse architectures, cloud-native data engineering, containerization, automation, and reliability engineering.
• Direct platform architecture across batch, micro-batch, and streaming data flows.
• Ensure robust integration between Snowflake, Dataiku, Power BI, Semarchy, Collibra, and adjacent enterprise systems.
• Oversee reliability engineering, monitoring, observability, incident response, and change management for all platform services.
• Maintain strong disaster recovery, platform resiliency, and high-availability designs.
• Implement zero-trust aligned data access, encryption, masking, and audit logging across all platform technologies.
• Govern enterprise metadata, lineage, quality, and stewardship through Collibra and Semarchy.
• Provide clear, executive-level communication of platform investment plans, risks, and architectural decisions.
• Influence leaders across cybersecurity, infrastructure, engineering, and business teams, including those outside the direct reporting line.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering, SRE, and platform operations teams.
• Oversee vendor management and financial stewardship for Snowflake, Dataiku, Power BI, Semarchy, Collibra, and related partners

Competencies

• Executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders on complex platform decisions.
• Deep expertise in enterprise data platforms including Snowflake, Dataiku, Power BI, Semarchy, and Collibra.
• Communication excellence, capable of translating technical platform decisions for non-technical executives.
• Strong talent-development capability and ability to build engineering organizations.
• Ability to lead engineering and platform operations teams in large, complex, matrixed enterprises.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (advanced degree preferred). Or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise data platforms, cloud platforms, MDM, governance, or systems engineering roles.
• Proven experience leading platform engineering and operations for Snowflake, Dataiku, Power BI, Semarchy, and Collibra.
• Familiarity with responsible AI, governance frameworks, and MLOps practices.
• Deep expertise in secure data architectures, identity and access controls, and compliance-aligned platform management.
• Strong background in software development, systems engineering, or technical program management.
• Demonstrated capability to develop and execute enterprise-scale platform roadmaps.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and shape decisions across a matrixed environment.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience in highly regulated industries such as defense, aerospace, or government.
• Experience with large-scale cloud data ecosystems, container orchestration, and observability platforms.

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Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $153377 - $260743
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.
Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.