Practice Director of AI and Data Engineering

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Atlanta, 3

Ci is an IT solutions and services firm serving Fortune 500 and mid-market clients across the Southeast. We’re part of a 55-year family enterprise that’s ready to move now. Ownership wants results fast and is backing this role with the authority to deliver them.

You’ll build and scale 3

Ci’s Data & AI Engineering practice, with AI as its primary growth engine. This is a player-coach executive role (20% personal utilization) with full ownership of revenue, client outcomes, team, and market positioning.

• Own the practice P&L, including a $5M annual net-new revenue target
• Lead strategic data platform and analytics programs as executive sponsor and trusted client advisor
• Shape deals and grow offerings across modern data platforms, lakehouse architecture, Data Ops, BI, and MLOps
• Design AI-ready data architectures: vector databases, embedding pipelines, feature stores, and RAG
• Drive AI-augmented delivery, from AI coding assistants to agentic data operations and self-healing pipelines
• Set responsible AI data governance standards
• Build partnerships with Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, dbt Labs, and emerging AI platforms
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team of engineers and architects

• 10–15+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or analytics consulting
• A track record leading multi-million-dollar data transformation programs
• P&L and revenue growth ownership in consulting or professional services
• Deep expertise in Databricks, Snowflake, Fabric, dbt, Airflow, and AWS/Azure/GCP
• Hands-on experience with vector databases, RAG, and MLOps
• Executive presence and experience building a consulting practice
• Preferred:
  Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS, GCP, dbt, or AI/ML certifications; MBA or advanced degree

This role is central to 3

Ci’s evolution from a staffing-led firm into a modern technology consulting partner. You’ll work directly with executive leadership, with the platform, resources, and authority to build something significant.