Senior Enterprise Microservices & AI Architect

NW People Group Pty Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NW People Group Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Lead Microservices & AI Technical Architect to shape enterprise cloud-native strategies. You will guide engineering teams, set architecture standards and translate strategy into secure, scalable software solutions for a major Federal Government transformation program.

The role demands hands-on leadership, deep expertise in microservices and AI delivery, and the ability to drive governance across API-led, event-driven architectures while ensuring

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Technical Architect or equivalent in enterprise settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture of enterprise microservices, APIs and event-driven systems.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns, standards and governance.
• Guide the modernisation of complex legacy and monolithic applications.
• Lead the design and operationalisation of enterprise AI capabilities.
• Support solutions involving GenAI, LLMs, RAG, semantic search and machine learning.
• Embed security, privacy and responsible-AI controls into solution design.
• Provide direction across container platforms, DevSecOps, CI/CD and observability.
• Lead technical decisions and mentor across multidisciplinary teams.
• Engage with executives, architecture forums and delivery stakeholders.

Skills

Technical Architect

Microservices

Cloud-native

API-led architecture

Event-driven

GenAI

LLMs

RAG

Semantic search

Machine learning

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AKS

EKS

GKE

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Observability

Secure-by-design

Responsible-AI

Leadership

Stakeholders

Tools

Kafka

Event Hubs

Service Bus

Job description

NW People Group Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Lead Microservices & AI Technical Architect to shape enterprise cloud-native strategies. You will guide engineering teams, set architecture standards and translate strategy into secure, scalable software solutions for a major Federal Government transformation program.

The role demands hands-on leadership, deep expertise in microservices and AI delivery, and the ability to drive governance across API-led, event-driven architectures while ensuring