Senior AI Engineer - Cloud & MLOps (12mo, Clearance)

FinXL Professional Services Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

FinXL Professional Services Pty is seeking a Senior AI Engineer/Developer to deliver complex application development across cutting-edge tech and digital platforms in Australia. You will design, implement, and optimize environments for on-premise, cloud, and hybrid setups with secure-by-design patterns and IaC.

You will lead AI platform delivery, collaborate with Data Scientists and Security teams, and mentor internal staff while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance across environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as an AI Engineer across on-premise, public cloud, or hybrid environments.
• Strong background in AI/ML and Generative AI tooling (MLOps, Hugging Face, RAG, vector databases).
• Proven Python scripting skills for automation and API integration.
• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC using GitLab/GitHub, Terraform, Ansible, GitOps/Argo CD.
• Containers and Platform Engineering (Docker/Podman) with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Must currently hold or be capable of obtaining a Baseline Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for AI/ML and Generative AI services.
• Lead end-to-end implementation across on-premise, public cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory frameworks via DevSecOps.
• Resolve complex technical issues and provide architectural guidance to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Cyber Security, and Core Data teams and mentor internal staff.

Skills

AI/ML tooling

MLOps

Python scripting

DevOps & CI/CD

Terraform & IaC

GitOps/Argo CD

Docker/Podman

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Security clearance eligible

Architecture design

Tools

GitLab/GitHub

Terraform

Ansible

Argo CD

Docker

Podman

S3-compatible storage

Job description

FinXL Professional Services Pty is seeking a Senior AI Engineer/Developer to deliver complex application development across cutting-edge tech and digital platforms in Australia. You will design, implement, and optimize environments for on-premise, cloud, and hybrid setups with secure-by-design patterns and IaC.

You will lead AI platform delivery, collaborate with Data Scientists and Security teams, and mentor internal staff while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance across environments.