Principal AI Architect & Enterprise Strategy Lead

LAB3; Queensland; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid work flexibility

Azure-focused professional growth

Collaborative peer network

Job summary

LAB3 is a leading Azure engineering practice, seeking a Principal Consultant- AI to join our Professional Services team. This senior, client-facing leadership role shapes, sells and delivers high impact AI programs for enterprise clients, spanning prototyping to production.

You will drive AI strategy, reference architectures on Azure, governance and security, and mentor engineers while delivering client value across the AI lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive consulting experience delivering AI programs to enterprise and government clients.
• Experience running client workshops and gathering business requirements.
• Azure solution architecture and the broader Azure AI toolkit.
• Deep understanding of modern application architecture.
• Experience delivering Agentic/ GenAI solutions and frameworks.
• Strong grasp of platform engineering, observability and enterprise security and compliance patterns; ideally MLOps.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients and lead AI strategy engagements.
• Define reference architectures and design patterns across Agentic AI, GenAI and Azure data platforms.
• Own end-to-end technical accountability and risk management for complex AI programs.
• Contribute to presales activities including discovery, SOW input and technical assurance.
• Mentor Senior Engineers and Consultants and contribute to AI standards and accelerators.
• Set governance, security and responsible AI practices aligned with enterprise models.

Skills

Azure architecture

GenAI / Agentic AI

Client advisory & workshops

Security & compliance patterns

Platform engineering

MLOps awareness

Job description

LAB3 is a leading Azure engineering practice, seeking a Principal Consultant- AI to join our Professional Services team. This senior, client-facing leadership role shapes, sells and delivers high impact AI programs for enterprise clients, spanning prototyping to production.

You will drive AI strategy, reference architectures on Azure, governance and security, and mentor engineers while delivering client value across the AI lifecycle.