Senior AI Strategy & Architecture Leader

LAB 3 Pty Ltd; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

LAB3 is seeking a Principal Consultant- AI in Australia to lead client engagements, shape AI strategy and design scalable Azure AI architectures. You will steer workshops, translate objectives into architecture and guide delivery from prototyping to production.

You will mentor senior engineers, shape LAB3's AI standards, and contribute to governance, security and responsible AI practices while advancing enterprise solutions.

Qualifications

• Azure solution architecture expertise and Azure AI toolkit proficiency.
• Deep understanding of modern application architecture across cloud environments.
• Experience delivering Agentic/ GenAI solutions and frameworks.
• Strong grasp of platform engineering, observability and enterprise security & compliance; ideally with MLOps.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients, lead AI strategy engagements and translate business objectives into scalable Azure AI architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership across Agentic AI, GenAI, RAG, MLOps and data platforms on Azure.
• Own end-to-end delivery accountability and risk management for large AI programs.
• Contribute to pre-sales activities including discovery, SOW input and technical assurance; craft compelling client narratives and demos.
• Mentor Senior Engineers and Consultants, contribute to LAB3's AI standards and accelerators.
• Set best-practice approaches for AI governance, risk, compliance and ethics.

Skills

Azure Architecture

AI Strategy

Client Leadership

Risk Management

Responsible AI

MLOps

Tools

Azure AI Toolkit

Azure DevOps

Job description

LAB3 is seeking a Principal Consultant- AI in Australia to lead client engagements, shape AI strategy and design scalable Azure AI architectures. You will steer workshops, translate objectives into architecture and guide delivery from prototyping to production.

You will mentor senior engineers, shape LAB3's AI standards, and contribute to governance, security and responsible AI practices while advancing enterprise solutions.