Data & AI Solutions Engineer
CEYLON COLD STORES PLC.
Data & AI Solutions Engineer
Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), manufacturer of Elephant House Beverages and Ice Creams is a leading consumer food company in Sri Lanka. CCS is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC. Vacancies exist for the role of Data & AI Solutions Engineer. The position will be on Fixed Term Contract basis and based in Colombo.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of data and AI projects.
- Design, develop, and maintain AI-enabled solutions, ensuring successful transition from prototypes to scalable production systems.
- Enable AI-powered self-service analytics and drive organization-wide AI adoption.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify AI, BI, and ML opportunities and translate requirements into scalable solutions.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to ensure timely delivery aligned with quality standards and milestones.
- Maintain a centralized data architecture (Lakehouse) and ensure a single source of truth across all analytics platforms.
- Design user-friendly dashboards and interfaces to improve usability and business adoption of AI solutions.
- Develop and optimize data pipelines and machine learning workflows for scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Ensure compliance with data governance policies, including data privacy, access control, and data cataloging.
- Stay updated with emerging trends in AI, ML, data engineering, and BI, and recommend improvements.
- Conduct training and awareness sessions to promote data literacy and AI adoption across teams.
Person Specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in AI/ML implementation, data engineering, or similar roles.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure AI Engineer, Azure Data Engineer, or equivalent).
- Experience working with cloud platforms and data services.
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or similar platforms.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
- Solid understanding of machine learning concepts and practical implementation.
- Good knowledge of data governance, privacy, and security frameworks.
- Strong teamwork, communication, and project management skills.
- Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and under flexible or extended working hours when required.
If you are confident that you possess the above requirement, please send your cv, which includes the names of two non-related referees. Click on the advert now to join our team via the Elephant House Careers site.
Manager-Human Resources,
Ceylon Cold Stores PLC, 20th Floor, The Offices at Cinnamon Life, No.05, Justice Akbar Mawatha, Colombo 02