R&D Director Big Data & AI

This position is based at Elbit Systems C4I & Cyber Division in Ramat Gan

:Job Descriptio

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We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary R&D Director to lead our Big Data and AI initiatives. This is a strategic leadership role that combines deep technological expertise with hands-on management of global teams, delivering advanced products powered by cutting-edge AI, LLMs, and real-time Big Data technologi

esThe ideal candidate brings both a strong engineering background and experience working closely with a wide range of clients – from enterprise to government and defense organizatio

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:Key Responsibilit

ies
Lead end-to-end development of scalable Big Data and AI solutions, including real-time processing and intelligent automa

tionManage and mentor cross-functional development teams (20 engineers) across global locat

ionsDefine and implement technology and product roadmaps in alignment with business stra

tegyOversee architecture, design, and execution of SaaS platforms at s

caleDrive innovation through AI/ML, with a focus on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generativ

e AICollaborate closely with product managers, researchers, and executive stakehol

dersWork directly with a wide range of clients and partners – including enterprises, integrators, and public sector bodies – to understand needs and translate them into actionable solut

ionsMaintain close working relationships with strategic accounts, including defense and intelligence sec

torsPromote engineering excellence, DevOps culture, and scalable cloud architec

ture
:Require

ments
5 years of experience managing development teams of 20

peopleStrong hands-on expertise in Big Data technologies, inc

ludingApache Spark, Apache Flink, Kafka, Hadoop, Elasticsearch,

NoSQLProven experience in designing and building scalable SaaS sol

utionsDeep understanding of AI/ML, with practical experience in LLMs and NLP wor

kflowsStrong architecture and cloud-native experience (AWS / GCP /

Azure)Experience working with diverse client groups, including government organiz

ationsExcellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication

skillsFluent in English – both written and

spoken
:Adv

antages
Background in defense, intelligence, or security sectors – major a

dvantageExperience with tools such as Vertex AI, SageMaker, Hugging Face, L

angChainAcademic background in Computer Science, Engineering, or relate

d fieldsExperience in client-facing roles and delivering complex enterprise-grade s