Senior AI Architect

Cloud Delivered; Melbourne, Sydney; Hybride; AUD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cloud Delivered is seeking a Senior AI Architect to lead enterprise-scale AI architecture for a major Australian government services program. You will shape AI strategy, reference architectures, and governance across data, models, applications, and security in a large federal context.

Based in Melbourne, VIC or Sydney, NSW, you will be onsite for the first six weeks before transitioning to a hybrid setup. Contract up to 12 months, with extensions possible up to 24 months.

Qualifications

• Enterprise-scale AI architectures in complex environments including strategies, roadmaps, platform references and governance artifacts.
• Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, agentic AI lifecycle management from evaluation to production.
• Secure, resilient AI design with options, risks, controls and enterprise alignment.
• Clear architecture advice to senior stakeholders and governance forums with templates and artefacts.

Responsabilités

• Lead enterprise AI architecture strategy and reference architectures across data, models, apps, integration and cloud.
• Define guardrails for generative AI, LLMs, RAG and agentic systems at scale and advise governance forums.
• Embed in federal environment with onsite initiation, then transition to hybrid work.
• Produce artefacts, run workshops, and mentor teams on architecture practices.

Connaissances

Enterprise AI design

AI lifecycle architecture

Secure AI design

Leadership & communication

Formation

Architecture/IT degree or cert

Description du poste

Key Requirements

• Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance — no exceptions for this federal gig.
• Demonstrated enterprise-scale AI architecture chops: strategies, roadmaps, reference architectures, LLMs, RAG, agentic AI — the full stack, not just a slide deck.
• Based in Melbourne, VIC or Sydney, NSW (or ready to relocate) — you'll be onsite for the first 6 weeks before hybrid kicks in.

The Gig - AI Architects - this one's a cracker

Services Australia is on the hunt for a Senior AI Architect to lead enterprise-level AI architecture at one of Australia's most impactful government service delivery organisations. We're talking millions of Australians touched by the work you'll shape.

Picture this: You're embedded in a large, complex federal environment — Melbourne, VIC or Sydney, NSW — driving the AI architecture strategy that underpins secure, scalable and responsible AI adoption at scale. You're not just drawing boxes on whiteboards; you're defining guardrails for generative AI, LLMs, RAG and agentic systems, assuring architecture patterns across the full AI lifecycle, and advising senior stakeholders and governance forums with clear, evidence-based recommendations. The first 6 weeks are onsite to get you properly embedded, then hybrid flexibility kicks in.

This is a meaty up-to-12-month contract (with extensions up to 24 months) — the kind of gig where your architecture decisions genuinely move the needle on public service delivery and workforce productivity.

We know because we do. The Cloud Delivered crew are senior ICT contractors ourselves. We know what a real AI architecture brief looks like versus a wish list. We know the difference between someone who's shipped AI to production and someone who's still in proof-of-concept land. We'll back the right candidate hard.

You'll need to be across enterprise and solution architecture practices, AI security and governance, responsible AI frameworks, MLOps/LLMOps, and have the communication muscle to influence executives and technical specialists alike. Bonus points if you've navigated the Australian Government's regulatory landscape before.

If you tick the essentials below, we'll help you nail the one-page pitch and get you in front of the right people fast.

Essential Criteria

1. Enterprise AI architecture and solution design: Demonstrated experience developing enterprise-scale, end-to-end AI architectures in complex environments, including architecture strategies, roadmaps, platform and reference architectures, patterns and decision records across data, models, applications, integration, cloud, infrastructure, cyber security and operations.
2. AI technology and lifecycle architecture: Demonstrated applied knowledge of generative AI, large language models, machine learning, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic and AI lifecycle management, including evaluation, implementation, testing, monitoring, optimisation and operational support.
3. Secure, responsible and risk-based and resilient AI design: Demonstrated ability to design secure, scalable, resilient, supportable and cost-effective AI solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, cyber security, privacy, responsible AI, performance, availability and operational requirements. Responses should include evidence of evaluating options, risks, trade-offs and controls.
4. Architecture leadership, communication and capability transfer: Demonstrated experience providing clear architecture advice to senior stakeholders and governance forums, influencing decisions, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams and transferring knowledge through documented artefacts, workshops, mentoring, reusable methods and templates.

Desirable Criteria

1. Experience delivering AI architecture within the Australian Government or another large, complex and highly regulated environment or industry.
2. Experience developing AI strategies, target-state architectures, investment roadmaps and platform or product evaluations that consider feasibility, benefits, cost, risk and public value.
3. Experience progressing AI capabilities beyond proof of concept into secure, monitored and scalable production services.
4. Relevant tertiary qualifications or recognised certifications in architecture, information technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer science, data science, engineering, cloud or cyber security.

Screening Questions YOU WILL BE ASKED

• Are you an Australian Citizen?
• Expected answer: yes / no
• What is the highest active or dormant security clearance you currently hold?
• Expected answer: one of the listed options
• Can you attend onsite at the Melbourne or Sydney office when required?
• Expected answer: yes / no
• Are you located in VIC or NSW or will you relocate?
• Expected answer: yes / no
• Are you eligible to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance?
• Expected answer: yes / no
• How many years of total experience working in federal or large-scale government ICT environments do you have?
• Expected answer: a number
• How many years of experience developing enterprise-scale, end-to-end AI architectures in complex environments do you have?
• Expected answer: a number
• How many years of applied knowledge working with generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation and agentic AI do you have?
• Expected answer: a number
• How many years of experience designing secure, responsible and resilient AI solutions aligned with cyber security, privacy and enterprise architecture requirements do you have?
• Expected answer: a number
• How many years of experience providing architecture advice and influencing decisions at senior stakeholder and governance forum level do you have?
• Expected answer: a number
• How many years of experience delivering AI architecture within the Australian Government or another large, complex and highly regulated environment or industry do you have?
• Expected answer: a number
• How many years of experience progressing AI capabilities beyond proof of concept into secure, monitored and scalable production services do you have?
• Expected answer: a number