Principal Architect: AI-Driven Cloud & Enterprise Platforms

Saltus Group

Canberra

Hybrid

AUD 180,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Saltus Group is seeking an experienced Lead Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership on a major Federal Government transformation program in Canberra. You will shape enterprise architecture, drive cloud-native and AI capabilities, and influence engineering decisions across large-scale platforms.

The role requires leading AI SDLC adoption, modern engineering practices, and governance across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience designing and delivering cloud-native, microservices and event-driven architectures in complex enterprise environments.
  • Strong AI engineering experience, including enterprise AI solutions, semantic search and ML.
  • Deep expertise in modern software engineering: DevSecOps, CI/CD, Security by Design, automated testing and observability.
  • Proven track record leading large-scale technology transformation and shaping enterprise architecture decisions.
  • Outstanding stakeholder engagement and leadership with senior executives and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for cloud-native, microservices-based and AI-enabled platforms.
  • Lead AI-enabled SDLC adoption and governance across programs.
  • Drive modern engineering practices: DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability and platform engineering.
  • Lead enterprise modernization including containerisation and reusable architecture patterns.
  • Establish engineering governance and capability uplift across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Mentor engineers and ensure long-term knowledge transfer.

Skills

Cloud-native
Microservices
AI engineering
DevSecOps
CI/CD
Observability
Leadership
Stakeholder mgmt
Platform engineering

Tools

Kubernetes
OpenShift
AKS
EKS
GKE

Job description

Saltus Group is seeking an experienced Lead Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership on a major Federal Government transformation program in Canberra. You will shape enterprise architecture, drive cloud-native and AI capabilities, and influence engineering decisions across large-scale platforms.

The role requires leading AI SDLC adoption, modern engineering practices, and governance across multidisciplinary teams.

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