Data and Artificial Intelligence Architect

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment.

You will be responsible for :

formulating the enterprise data architecture and development roadmap to underpin the business strategic initiatives and overall Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework of WKCDA;

institutionalizing data governance, design principles, standards and operational models for the Authority;

leading in the establishment of the Governance Council for the development of Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance strategy including but not limited to setting up ethical principles, defining ownership and stewardship of data and models, enacting data and privacy protection policies, proposing engagement and accountability mechanisms regarding data and AI technology adoption;

operationalizing data and AI architectural design principles and governance requirements into practical guidelines to steer technology and operational decisions;

recommending patterns and techniques used to design and build industry-scale data hub solutions for exchanging data with the business applications and data products within the Authority

identifying and providing expert advice on technical best practices, potential risks avoidance and mitigation measures with regard to data and AI related domains;

nurturing project team members on the value of data governance and establish best practices that guide technology decisions for the Authority;

ensuring data and AI architecture design artifacts are documented in a structured fashion, in adherence with the EA framework, to enable sharing and drive reuse; and

keeping abreast of the latest trends in data and AI related technologies, ensure timely exploration and proactively communicate potential value cases.

You should :

possess a recognised university degree or above in computer science, information systems or equivalent;

have a minimum 10 years of IT experience with at least one year in Data Architect related roles, preferably supporting large-scale strategic programs or projects;

have proven experience in architecting and developing large-scale data hub, big data analytics and other data service applications or software systems;

have practical experience in developing, implementing, or applying AI technologies or products for enterprise use cases;

possess practical experience in steering AI technology adoption, with a firm grasp of related applications and techniques including but not limited to federated learning, model training and development;

be familiar with enterprise data modelling, data life cycle management and data-related technologies, including but not limiting to big data platforms, data analytics tools, data visualization and dashboards;

be well conversant with data governance and privacy protection legislations and policies;

have good understanding of IT governance and enterprise architecture frameworks, and preferably be certified with relevant qualifications such as TOGAF;

demonstrate the passion and ability to learn and adapt to new technologies;

exhibit strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders up to the executive level;

be technically creative, analytical with a methodical approach in problem solving;

be able to build good relationships with different stakeholders across the organisation; and

be proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese.