AI Architect

Pearson Carter; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Carter Limited partners with an established technology business to hire an AI Architect for design and delivery of Generative and agentic AI across the enterprise platform in Adelaide.

You will own AI model decisions, guide cloud deployment, and mentor engineers while translating business priorities into robust technical solutions. This role is office-based in Adelaide with some flexibility.

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering experience with technical leadership and solution architecture.
• Hands-on delivery of Generative AI or agentic AI solutions into production.
• Strong understanding of enterprise web applications, APIs and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience with AWS or GCP and integrating AI into existing platforms.
• Ability to explain technical decisions clearly and guide engineering teams.
• Australian citizenship is required for defence security clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and integration of Generative AI and agentic AI capabilities into an enterprise web platform.
• Own technical decisions across AI models, application architecture and cloud deployment.
• Build alongside engineers, taking solutions from early concepts through to reliable production releases.
• Establish evaluation, monitoring and engineering standards to improve AI quality, security and performance.
• Mentor engineers and work with product stakeholders to translate business priorities into technical solutions.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Generative AI delivery

Web apps & APIs

Cloud-native architecture

Clear technical communication

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

AI Architect – Generative & Agentic AI Adelaide

Company

Pearson Carter is partnering with an established technology business seeking an AI Architect to shape AI integration across its enterprise platform. You’ll combine architecture ownership with hands-on delivery, turning emerging AI capabilities into practical features used in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and integration of Generative AI and agentic AI capabilities into an enterprise web platform.

• Own technical decisions across AI models, application architecture and cloud deployment.

• Build alongside engineers, taking solutions from early concepts through to reliable production releases.

• Establish evaluation, monitoring and engineering standards to improve AI quality, security and performance.

• Mentor engineers and work with product stakeholders to translate business priorities into technical solutions.

Experience

Essential:

• Extensive software engineering experience, including technical leadership and solution architecture.

• Hands-on experience delivering Generative AI or agentic AI solutions into production.

• Strong understanding of enterprise web applications, APIs and cloud-native architecture.

• Experience with AWS or GCP and integrating AI capabilities into existing software platforms.

• Ability to explain technical decisions clearly and guide engineering teams.

• Australian citizenship is required for defence security clearance eligibility.

Advantageous:

• Experience with RAG, LLM orchestration, AI evaluation and monitoring.

• A background working with sensitive data or security-conscious environments.

• Experience setting technical standards and leading AI adoption across engineering teams.

Salary

Flexible salary budget depending on your experience.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence AI architecture, remain hands-on with delivery and help shape the technical direction of an established enterprise product.

Location

Adelaide CBD, South Australia.

Permanent position, primarily office-based, with limited working-from-home flexibility.

Keywords

AI Architect, Artificial Intelligence Architect, Generative AI, GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM, Large Language Models, RAG, AI Engineering, AI Integration, Solution Architect, Software Architect, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, Software Engineering, Enterprise Applications, Cloud Architecture, AWS, GCP, Adelaide, Adelaide CBD, South Australia, Australia.