Lead Azure AI Engineer

The Recruitment Hive Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruitment Hive Pty Ltd has an opening for a Lead Azure AI Engineer to deliver production-ready AI and agentic solutions for a major Federal Government department in Canberra. You will build and maintain AI agents, RAG workflows, and intelligent business applications while collaborating on APIs and microservices to integrate AI capabilities with government systems and data sources.

We are seeking expertise in large language models, document classification, and Azure AI service deployments

Qualifications

• Experience creating and deploying AI engineering for large language models and document classification.
• Production deployment of AI solutions using Azure AI services.
• DevOps experience is a plus.
• Understanding of the imported cargo pathway is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI agents, RAG solutions, workflow automation and intelligent business applications.
• Collaborate on front-end experiences for AI solutions.
• Develop and maintain APIs, integrations and microservices to connect AI with departmental systems and data sources.
• Design vector search, document intelligence and data ingestion pipelines for AI-powered services.
• Conduct AI assurance activities including evaluation, explainability, bias testing and adversarial assessments.
• Implement security, privacy and governance controls in line with departmental AI policies.

Skills

LLM modelling

Azure AI deployment

DevOps

Document classification

Tools

Azure AI services

Job description

• Deliver production-ready AI & agentic solutions - Azure AI

Our client, a major Federal Government department responsible for agriculture, fisheries, forestry, biosecurity and agricultural trade, require the services of a Lead Azure AI Engineer.

Duties of the Lead Azure AI Engineer

• Build & maintain AI agents, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) solutions, workflow automation & intelligent business applications;
• Collaborate in developing & enhancing front‑end experiences for AI solutions;
• Collaborate on the development & maintenance of APIs, integrations & microservices to connect AI capabilities with departmental systems & external data sources;
• Design & implement vector search, document intelligence & data ingestion pipelines to support AI‑powered business services;
• Undertake AI assurance activities, including model evaluation, explainability, bias testing, prompt injection testing & adversarial assessments.
• Implement security, privacy & governance controls consistent with departmental AI policies, cyber security requirements & responsible AI principles;

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in creating & deploying advanced data science/AI engineering & modelling specific to large language models & document classification
• Proficiency in deploying AI solutions using Azure AI services in a production environment;
• Experience working in a DevOps environment (desired);
• An understanding of the imported cargo pathway (desired).

Please note that applications close on Friday the 9th of October 2026 at 11am.

We Value Diversity
The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.