Enterprise AI Architect & Engineering Leader

The Professional Search Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 161,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Performance bonus

Competitive compensation

Job summary

The Professional Search Group is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to bridge enterprise AI strategy with practical software execution in Melbourne or Sydney. This permanent role sits across AI Engineering and Assurance squads to ensure scalable, compliant delivery of AI-enabled software.

You will lead architecture discussions, drive SDLC best practices, manage FinOps, and mentor engineering pods to optimize performance and cost on AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering foundation with enterprise-grade software delivery experience.
• Experience embedding AI models, APIs, and frameworks into scalable software ecosystems.
• Familiarity with modern SDLC, CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment architectures.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise AI strategy into technical roadmaps for software teams.
• Evaluate technology decisions across federated domains to ensure alignment and security.
• Embed SDLC practices and rapid release mechanisms across AI-driven solutions.
• Provide technical oversight on cloud, compute, and model utilization to balance cost and performance.
• Lead architecture discussions and mentor engineering teams to elevate capability.

Skills

Software engineering

AI integration

CI/CD

FinOps

Leadership

Tools

Cloud platforms

MLOps

Job description

The Professional Search Group is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to bridge enterprise AI strategy with practical software execution in Melbourne or Sydney. This permanent role sits across AI Engineering and Assurance squads to ensure scalable, compliant delivery of AI-enabled software.

You will lead architecture discussions, drive SDLC best practices, manage FinOps, and mentor engineering pods to optimize performance and cost on AI initiatives.