Senior Cloud AI Engineer | Hybrid | 12-Month Gov Contract

Talent Corp; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Baseline security clearance

Job summary

Talent Corp is seeking a Senior Cloud AI Engineer to support a major Australian Government digital transformation program. Design, build and optimise secure, enterprise-scale AI infrastructure enabling the adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI technologies that support essential services for millions of Australians.

Location options include Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth with initial two weeks onsite, followed by negotiated hybrid

Qualifications

• Hands-on Cloud AI Engineering experience designing, implementing and supporting enterprise AI/ML environments.
• Expert in AWS and/or Azure with SageMaker or Azure AI/ML.
• Proficient in Kubernetes, OpenShift and container orchestration.
• Strong IaC and DevOps capabilities using Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, CI/CD tools.
• Proficient Python, Linux, scripting, networking and automation.
• Experience with AI/ML platforms, MLOps, LLMs and model serving; GPU infra knowledge advantageous.
• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, performance and availability with stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for AI workloads.
• Lead deployment and optimisation of AI platforms across hybrid environments.
• Develop reusable infrastructure solutions via IaC and automation.
• Manage container-based AI environments using Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Collaborate with architects, data scientists and security specialists to deliver enterprise AI solutions.
• Establish monitoring, security controls and operational standards for AI infra.
• Provide technical leadership and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Cloud AI engineering

AWS & Azure

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Terraform / IaC

Python scripting

DevOps practices

MLOps / Gen AI

Security governance

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Argo CD

Docker

Job description

Talent Corp is seeking a Senior Cloud AI Engineer to support a major Australian Government digital transformation program. Design, build and optimise secure, enterprise-scale AI infrastructure enabling the adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI technologies that support essential services for millions of Australians.

Location options include Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth with initial two weeks onsite, followed by negotiated hybrid