Forward Deployed Engineer — AI, Automation & Impact

AFCA; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold AWEI Accreditation 2025

Accredited Family Friendly Workplace

Hybrid working

Additional and inclusive leave options

Job summary

AFCA invites applications for a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge business problems and engineering execution. You will embed with teams to deliver AI-enabled, production-ready solutions across AFCA’s Digital Platforms, translating complex challenges into practical technology implementations.

Join a not-for-profit ombudsman shaping fair outcomes for Australians, with a focus on rapid experimentation, collaboration, and responsible AI in a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Translate business needs into technology solutions with measurable outcomes.
• Experience building and deploying cloud-based applications and integrations.
• Strong software development, solution design and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong front end development skills with the ability to write code.
• Exposure to AI, automation and workflow technologies.
• Experience working with Agile, DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Prior proven success across digital platforms.
• The ability to thrive in fast-paced environments where innovation and adaptability are valued.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with business stakeholders to uncover opportunities for AI, automation and digital enablement.
• Translate complex and ambiguous business challenges into practical technical solutions across Digital Platforms.
• Design, build and deploy prototypes, proof of concepts and production-ready applications.
• Develop integrations across enterprise platforms and cloud services.
• Create AI-enabled solutions using modern technologies, including large language models, agents and automation capabilities.
• Work closely with engineering, product, data and architecture teams to scale successful solutions across the enterprise.
• Drive rapid experimentation, continuous improvement and value realisation.
• Champion responsible AI, security and governance practices.

Skills

Cloud-based applications

Frontend development

AI exposure

Automation

Agile/DevOps/CI/CD

Stakeholder engagement

Digital platforms

Fast-paced environment

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

AFCA invites applications for a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge business problems and engineering execution. You will embed with teams to deliver AI-enabled, production-ready solutions across AFCA’s Digital Platforms, translating complex challenges into practical technology implementations.

Join a not-for-profit ombudsman shaping fair outcomes for Australians, with a focus on rapid experimentation, collaboration, and responsible AI in a hybrid working model.