Senior AI Readiness Engineer

$140.4k - $171.6k

Full-time

Phillips 66

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future
Phillips 66 is seeking a Senior AI Readiness Engineer to design, build, and operationalize data governance and AI readiness capabilities within our Enterprise Data Platform. This is a highly hands-on engineering role focused on metadata management, AI readiness, governance automation, data discovery, and Enterprise Data Catalog productization. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, data product owners, and governance leads to evaluate new technologies, implement governance capabilities, and improve how users and AI applications discover, understand, and use Enterprise Data Platform assets.
What You'll Do
AI Readiness & Metadata Innovation

Design and execute proofs of concept to evaluate AI readiness approaches and metadata management capabilities.

Evaluate Databricks Unity Catalog Semantics, Metric Views, Genie, Ontologies, Knowledge Graphs, and comparable technologies.

Assess metadata patterns that improve AI understanding of business terminology, data discovery, and SQL generation.

Develop recommendations for metadata standards, AI-readiness criteria, and governance controls.

Business Context Metadata

Develop and operationalize metadata standards supporting Business Glossaries, Metric Definitions, Semantic Models, Ontologies, Synonyms & Acronyms, Examples of Business Questions

Support development of Business Context Metadata governance capabilities and lifecycle processes.

Enterprise Data Catalog Productization

Productize and enhance the Enterprise Data Catalog application

Expand search, browse, metadata management, ownership visibility, certification status, lineage visualization, and stewardship workflows.

Integrate Unity Catalog and other governance metadata sources into the catalog experience.

Support user adoption and continuous improvement.

Metadata Management & Governance Automation

Implement governance capabilities using Databricks Unity Catalog.

Configure metadata tagging, metadata validation, lineage integration, quality monitoring, and governance workflows.

Build governance automation supporting Metadata enrichment, Readiness assessments, Certification workflows, Compliance monitoring, Governance dashboards

Governance Engineering

Design and develop governance capabilities using Python, SQL, and Databricks.

Build reusable services, utilities, APIs, and applications supporting governance operations.

Support onboarding of data products, metadata, and users into governed structures.

Partner with data stewards and business users to improve data discoverability and AI accessibility.

What You'll Bring - Required

Legally authorized to work in the job posting country

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field

3+ years of experience with Python and SQL

3+ years of hand-on experience with Databricks Unity Catalog, Genie, Metric Views, and Semantic Layer technologies

What Makes You Stand Out - Preferred

Experience building Data Catalog or Metadata Management solutions

Experience implementing metadata tagging, cataloging, and governance automation capabilities

Experience with Business Glossaries, Ontologies, Knowledge Graphs, or Semantic Metadata

Experience with Full Stack Development

Experience with Prompt Engineering and AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code

Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders

Background in energy, manufacturing, logistics, or other asset-intensive industries

Compensation Range

This position has a base salary range of $ 140,400 - $171,600.
At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role's requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.
Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being - physical, emotional, social, and financial - is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results - personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus

8% 401k company match

Cash Balance Account pension

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP

Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards .
Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.
To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 8/18/2026.
Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Nearest Major Market: Houston

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