Data Science & AI Platform Team Lead

About Woodside Energy

We are a global energy company providing reliable and affordable energy to help people lead better lives. Join our team at Woodside Global Solutions in Bengaluru where talent digital expertise and operational excellence converge to solve complex energy challenges accelerate change and reimagine business capabilities to support Woodsides global operations and our role in the energy transition.

Founded in 1954 Woodside established the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in Australia 40 years ago and supplies customers around the globe. 70 years on Woodside continues to be driven by a spirit of innovation and determination.

At Woodside we know great results come from our people feeling valued getting the support they need to reach their full potential and working in a psychologically and physically safe work environment. We believe in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.

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About Woodside Global Solutions

Woodside Global Solutions in Bengaluru is being built as a hub of excellence to drive innovation digital transformation and global collaboration.

Working as one Global team the Woodside Digital team is a trusted partner driving transformation within the organisation. We are bold in our ambitions and resolute in our actions. Through cutting-edge AI robust cyber security and advanced data solutions we drive innovation and influence every part of our business.

We are looking for talented professionals who are passionate about technology and eager to make a global impact helping to shape the future of Woodside together.

About the role

The AI Platform Lead is responsible for leading a team of AI Developers dedicated to building and enhancing platform capabilities that enable scalable secure and reliable AI delivery. This role ensures all work aligns with the AI practices standards and governance set by the AI Lead in Australia and consults closely with existing platform practices. Acting as the focal point for platform engineering in India the AI Platform Lead drives technical excellence fosters collaboration and accelerates the development of reusable AI platform components that support enterprise AI agents and applications.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of AI Developers focused on platform capabilities.

• Lead and mentor a team of Data Science Platform Developers focused on platform capabilities.

• Drive self-leadership and ongoing capability development within the platform standards and practices.

• Foster a culture of engineering excellence safe experimentation and continuous improvement.

• Act as the primary liaison between India-based platform team and the Head of AI ensuring alignment with global standards and practices.

• Advocate for modern AI engineering practices governance and responsible AI adoption.

• Ensure compliance with Woodside Management System (WMS) requirements.

• Implement and maintain best practices standards and reusable patterns for Data Science platform development and operations.

• Implement and maintain best practices standards and reusable patterns for AI platform development and operations.

• Oversee platform reliability performance observability and lifecycle management.

• Define and evolve platform capabilities in consultation with global platform architecture and standards.

• Lead development and implementation of reusable frameworks APIs and services that accelerate AI delivery.

• Ensure platform components are secure maintainable and aligned with enterprise architecture and Data Science strategy.

• Ensure platform components are secure maintainable and aligned with enterprise architecture and AI strategy.

• Translate technical requirements into platform features that enable rapid deployment of Data Science and AI solutions.

• Stay current with emerging Data Science and AI technologies especially Generative AI and integrate relevant advancements into platform capabilities.

• Delivery of AI platform capabilities that enable measurable business value.

• High platform reliability availability and performance.

• Effective collaboration with global platform teams AI and Data Science Tech Chapter Lead and other stakeholders.

• Adoption of platform capabilities by AI development teams and Data Scientists.

• Enabling faster and safer delivery of AI agents and solutions.

• Enabling faster and safer delivery of Data Science platform solution and applications.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or related field.

• 7 years of experience in platform engineering or enterprise architecture with at least 3 years in AI/ML or Generative AI environments.

• Strong expertise in Generative AI frameworks (OpenAI or similar) and orchestration tools.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure) and building solutions within those environments containerisation (Docker Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of AI and DS platform components: model hosting MLOPS inference APIs vector databases prompt orchestration frameworks.

• Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver reusable scalable platform solutions.

• Familiarity with Responsible AI principles and governance frameworks.

• Excellent leadership stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

If you think you can do this job but dont meet all the criteria thats OK! Please apply. At Woodside we value people with diverse experiences and backgrounds as they provide unique perspectives that help us innovate.

Recognition & Reward:

What you can expect from us:

• Commitment to your ongoing development including on the job opportunities and formal programs

• Inclusive parental leave entitlements for both parents

• Values led culture

• Flexible work options

• Generous annual leave sick leave and casual leave

• Cultural and religious leave with flexible public holiday opportunities

• A competitive remuneration package featuring performance based incentives with uncapped Employer Provident Fund

Woodside is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture which is supported by our Values. Inclusion centres on all employees creating a climate of trust and belonging where people feel comfortable to bring their whole self to work. We also offer supportive pathways for all employees to grow and develop leadership skills.