AI and Data Platform Engineer

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The Arizona Cardinals Football Club is a professional football team within the National Football League (NFL). We compete in the National Football Conference (NFC) West division and call State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, our home.

As one of the oldest pro football franchises in the U.S., the Club has established itself as a sport and cultural hallmark within Arizona, as well as a trailblazer for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives and firsts around the League. Our vision is to build a leading sports organization that competes for championships, drives business results, creates loyal fans, develops proud employees, and inspires hope in our community.

We are relentless in our pursuit of greatness on and off the field, while positively impacting our people, our fans, and our community.

If you want to join an organization that values putting the team first, doing what is right, growing with positivity, valuing every voice, while driving performance, we would love for you to join our team. Learn more about the Arizona Cardinals and see what’s happening here .

The Arizona Cardinals are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and technically skilled AI and Data Platform Engineer to support the organization's expanding Artificial Intelligence, data management, and enterprise technology strategy.

This role serves as a critical bridge between modern data platforms, cloud-based AI services, business applications, and enterprise systems. The AI & Data Platform Engineer will be responsible for designing, administering, and optimizing cloud data and database platforms, supporting AI initiatives and use cases, enabling secure access to enterprise data, and integrating AI capabilities into business applications, workflows, and data solutions.

The ideal candidate possesses strong experience with modern cloud data platforms, database technologies, and AI solutions, with a passion for building secure, scalable, and data-driven systems that improve decision-making, operational efficiency, employee productivity, and business outcomes.

This position supports the Arizona Cardinals' business operations, football operations, stadium operations, and corporate functions while ensuring data integrity, security, governance, and compliance with organizational and league requirements. AI, cybersecurity, and data governance are strategic priorities of the Arizona Cardinals and the National Football League; therefore, this role will play a key part in enabling secure, responsible, and scalable AI adoption across the organization.

Other responsibilities include event support, game day duties at games, training camp and extended trips. This position will be required to work at all home games and team functions at the State Farm Stadium located in Glendale, AZ.

The AI and Data Platform Engineer position will have the daily responsibilities, without limitation, to include the following:

AI Platform Administration & Enablement

• Administer and support enterprise AI platforms including Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI services, approved large language model (LLM) platforms, and future AI technologies.
• Partner with business units to evaluate, prioritize, and implement AI use cases that drive operational efficiency and business value.
• Support AI training, prompt…