Senior Data & AI Platform Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026.
Join a team of highly skilled Data & AI specialists and help build the platforms that power the future of data, analytics and AI across the organisation. If you are passionate about modern data platforms, AI technologies and platform engineering, this is an opportunity to shape scalable solutions while enabling others to innovate and deliver impact at scale.
Meet your future team
You will join the Data & AI Platforms team, responsible for the shared foundation that supports data, analytics and AI use cases across the organisation.
The team owns and develops the core Data & AI platform landscape, including our Snowflake-based data platform, dbt, GenAI Hub, AI Gateway, Cortex Agents and emerging agentic AI capabilities. We continuously evaluate new technologies, tools and ways of working to provide secure, scalable and developer-friendly platforms that empower teams across the business.
As a Senior Data & AI Platform Engineer, you will play a central role in designing, building and operating these platforms. You will collaborate closely with Data Engineers, AI Solutions Partners, Data Scientists and other technology specialists, helping them build and deploy data products and AI solutions efficiently and securely.
What We Offer
As a Senior Data & AI Platform Engineer, you will take ownership of core platform capabilities within both Data and AI. You will work hands-on with modern technologies while influencing platform architecture, engineering standards and future technology choices.
More specifically your tasks will be to:
- Build, operate and continuously evolve our Snowflake and dbt-based Data Platform, enabling teams to develop, deploy and operate data products and AI applications independently.
- Design and develop core Data & AI platform capabilities, including Cortex Agents, AI governance, observability, security, access management and developer experience.
- Define platform architecture, engineering standards and best practices across the Data & AI landscape.
- Drive reliability, scalability and cost optimisation across Data and AI workloads, including FinOps initiatives and platform governance.
- Coach and support Data Engineers and AI Solutions Partners by promoting reusable building blocks, platform patterns and engineering best practices.
What You Will Bring
You are an experienced platform engineer who enjoys building robust foundations that others can build on. You thrive in complex technical environments, stay curious about emerging technologies and are motivated by enabling teams through scalable platform capabilities.
Moreover, we expect that you:
- Have 5+ years of experience designing, building and operating production-grade data platforms.
- Bring deep expertise in Snowflake and dbt.
- Have strong Python skills and experience working with SQL, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices.
- Have experience with modern AI and LLM infrastructure, such as model gateways, retrieval systems and agent frameworks.
- Understand data mesh principles, semantic modelling and data contracts.
- Have experience supporting large numbers of users while balancing reliability, security and cost efficiency.
- Enjoy collaborating with and mentoring other engineers and technical stakeholders.
- Have a structured and pragmatic approach to solving complex technical challenges.
Ready to apply?
Learn more about the VELUX Group online at www.velux.com where you can read more about working at our company and what to expect of our recruitment process.
We look forward to receiving your application and CV as soon as possible. We are conducting interviews on an ongoing basis until we have the right match.
All inquiries will be treated confidentially.
About VELUX
In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the roof window category, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.
The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we can create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations. With 20 production companies in 12 countries and sales companies in 37 countries, our products are widely available. We employ around 12,000 people, and our company is headquartered in Denmark. Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.
Equal Opportunity Employer
In the VELUX Group, we believe in fostering a diverse workplace for everyone to thrive, develop, and perform at their best, and where you feel welcome, respected, and valued. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all, whether you are applying for a role or already a part of VELUX. That means we recruit, hire, train, and promote people based on their skills and potential without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, neurodiversity, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
We value diversity and strive to ensure that our employment decisions are fair and inclusive, focusing only on what truly matters: your qualifications and how you can contribute to our shared mission and success.