Senior Engineer - Data Engineering(Data and AI Governance Engineer)
The Big Picture
Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco ranks 56th in the Fortune 500 list and is the global leader in the trillion-dollar foodservice industry.
Sysco employs over 75,000 associates, has 337 smart distribution facilities worldwide, and over 14,000 IoT-enabled trucks serving 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2025 that ended June 29, 2025, the company generated sales of more than $81.4 billion.
Sysco LABS Sri Lanka delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations. Everything we do at Sysco LABS supports Sysco’s Purpose of “Connecting the world to share food and care for one another”, and our work directly impacts millions of food consumers in a trillion-dollar, global industry.
For more information visit: www.syscolabs.lk
Job Summary:
As our Senior AI Engineering Lead, you will own the Greenfield development of our Agentic Governance Framework. You will be responsible for moving the needle from manual data stewardship to an autonomous ecosystem where AI agents identify, classify, and remediate data risks before they hit production.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Greenfield Agent Orchestration: Architect and build autonomous agents using Vertex AI Agent Builder and LangChain/LangGraph to automate Data Stewardship and First-Line Risk Management.
- Intelligent Classification: Develop and deploy LLM-based pipelines to automate data discovery and classification across our BigQuery and Cloud Storage environments, replacing manual tagging.
- Autonomous Data Quality: Design "Self-Healing" data loops where agents identify DQ issues, root-cause them through metadata analysis, and suggest or apply fixes.
- Risk & Records Automation: Expand the agentic framework into AI Risk Assessments (evaluating model bias/safety) and Records Management (automated retention and disposition logic).
- GCP Infrastructure: Leverage the full power of the Google Cloud stack (Dataplex, Dataflow, BigQuery, Vertex AI) to build scalable, production-grade governance codebases.
Qualifications:
- Education Required: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
- Senior Execution: 5+ years of experience in Data or Software Engineering, with at least 2+ years focused on AI/ML orchestration.
- Vertex AI Mastery (Preferred - Alternatives like AWS Bedrock acceptable): Deep expertise in the GCP Vertex AI suite (Model Garden, Agent Builder, Vector Search).
- Agentic Frameworks: Proven ability to build multi-agent systems that can "reason" through complex workflows (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, or CrewAI).
- Data Engineering Fundamentals: Strong SQL/Python skills and experience building data pipelines that handle massive enterprise-scale datasets.
- Governance Fluency: A clear understanding of what "Good" looks like in Data Quality, Data Privacy (GDPR/CCPA), and Records Management.
Benefits
- US dollar-linked compensation
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Recognition and rewards programs
- Agile Benefits – special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
- Paid birthday leave
- Team engagement allowance
- Comprehensive health & life insurance cover (extendable to parents and in-laws)
- Overseas travel opportunities and client environment exposure
- Hybrid work arrangement
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of experience in Data or Software Engineering
- 2+ years focused on AI/ML orchestration
- Deep expertise in GCP Vertex AI suite
- Proven ability to build multi-agent systems
- Strong SQL/Python skills
- Understanding of Data Quality and Data Privacy regulations
Sysco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple national medical plan options with telehealth, behavioral health resources, and targeted programs indicate broad coverage and support. Preventive care access and ancillary offerings (dental, vision, Rx advocacy) further reinforce the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic company contributions plus a match, alongside an employee stock purchase plan, underscores solid retirement support. At union locations, enhanced pension terms add to perceived long‑term value.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Recent collective bargaining outcomes with substantial wage increases demonstrate meaningful pay progression where contracts apply. In high‑volume markets, incentive structures can amplify earnings beyond base rates.
Sysco Insights
What We Do
Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates almost 340 distribution centers, in over 10 countries, with 76,000 colleagues serving approximately 730,000 customer locations. The company generated sales of more than $81 billion in fiscal year 2025 that ended June 28, 2025. As the world’s largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions. For more information, visit www.sysco.com. For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.sysco.com.
