Manager - AI&Data Engineering Lead (GCP) | Melbourne

Date: 15 Sept 2025

Location:

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Department: Technology & Transformation

Description:

Job Requisition ID: 39412

World class training and development.

Truly flexible work.

Hands-on mentoring on emerging technologies.

Are you excited by the potential of AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data to transform businesses? Do you thrive in solving complex problems with innovative technology?

What will your typical day look like?

As a Manager, you'll combine technical expertise, problem-solving, and client collaboration to deliver high-quality AI & Data solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

Delivering AI & Data Solutions – Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI, analytics, and cloud data solutions that drive business value.

Managing Projects & Teams – Oversee project execution, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met while mentoring junior team members.

Engaging with Clients – Collaborate with business leaders to understand challenges and translate them into actionable AI & Data solutions.

Optimising Data Ecosystems – Work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern data architectures to enhance scalability, efficiency, and performance.

Driving Continuous Improvement – Apply best practices in Agile methodologies, data governance, and AI/ML to ensure long-term client success.

Enhancing Deloitte's AI & Data Capabilities – Contribute to thought leadership, internal knowledge sharing, and innovation within our AI & Data practice.

About the team:

Our AI & Data team is a diverse group of over 500 specialists across Australia, partnering with clients in both public and private sectors to deliver cutting-edge solutions. We collaborate with leading technology providers such as AWS, Microsoft, Google, Snowflake, and Databricks, ensuring we stay at the forefront of emerging AI and data capabilities.

Enough about us, let's talk about you.

You are a tech-savvy problem solving leader who thrives in a data-driven environment.

You bring:

At least 6 years of experience either in Software Development, System Design, Data Engineering/Modelling or Data Migration, including project management and leadership experience.

Expertise in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.

Familiarity with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and IaC technologies, Data and Solution Architecture and proficiency with big data technologies like Hadoop and Spark.

Experience with modern cloud services such as Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure, indicating familiarity with cloud-based data solutions, coupled with proficiency in Advanced SQL required for deploying scalable, data-driven applications. Hands-on experience with data visualisation tools like Tableau or Power BI is a plus.

Agile project management skills enabling smooth execution of AI & Data projects and strong stakeholder management skills able to bring both technical and business perspectives.

Hands-on experience in designing detailed test cases, and scripts for data engineering, participating in design reviews, conducting exploratory testing, configuring environments, automating tests will be strongly regarded.

Performance Expectations:

As a Manager, your role is to deliver high-quality data solutions, collaborate with clients, and contribute to innovation, aligned with Deloitte's T&T Performance Expectations Framework.

Your responsibilities will include:

Client Delivery & Technical Excellence – Develop AI & Data solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Stakeholder Engagement – Work closely with clients and teams to ensure project success.

Continuous Learning & Innovation – Stay ahead of emerging AI & Data trends and contribute to Deloitte's knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Operational Excellence – Follow Quality & Risk Management standards and ensure best practices in project execution.

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We're always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone's perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they're in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.