VIE AI Engineer Consultant

Sia Partners; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sia Partners in Sydney is seeking a GenAI-focused engineer within the AI & Data Business Unit to help organizations transform processes through Generative and Agentic AI. Working with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Solution Architects, and Platform Engineers, you will design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade AI systems that create measurable business value.

You will design prompts, orchestration, RAG systems, and agentic AI using LangGraph, LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, and related

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, CS, or AI and at least one year of technical AI experience.
• Proficient in Python and familiar with Generative AI frameworks and cloud-native deployment.
• Interest in pushing AI boundaries and delivering GenAI-powered applications.

Responsabilités

• Assist the GenAI Solution Architect in designing scalable and secure AI solutions.
• Develop applications powered by foundation models, self-managed or API-driven.
• Design prompts and orchestration strategies to improve reasoning and reliability.
• Design and optimize RAG systems using enterprise knowledge sources.
• Develop agentic AI systems using orchestration frameworks and tools.
• Evaluate models based on requirements, performance, latency, and cost.

Connaissances

Python programming

Code versioning

Generative AI frameworks

Cloud-native architectures

Open-Source AI ecosystems

Formation

Master’s degree in computer science, engineering or AI

Outils

LangChain

LangGraph

RAG

Semantic Kernel

AutoGen

OpenAI

Antropic

Description du poste

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. Founded in 1999, we were born digital. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced bycreativityand driven by responsibility.We’reoptimists for change and we help clientsinitiate,navigateandbenefitfrom transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. Withexpertiseacross a broad range of sectors and services, our 3,000 consultants serve clients worldwide from 48 locations in 19 countries. Ourexpertisedelivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes.

Job Description

Within the AI & Data Business Unit, you will help organizations transform their business processes through Generative and Agentic AI. Working alongside Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Solution Architects, and Platform Engineers, and working step-by-step with customers, you will design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade AI systems that create measurable business value. Your key responsibilities include:

• Assist the GenAI Solution Architect in designing scalable and secure AI solutions.
• Develop applications powered by foundation models, both self-managed and API-accessible, that meet business needs and comply with applicable regulations (GDPR, EU AI Act, model licenses, etc.).
• Design prompting and orchestration strategies to improve reasoning, controllability, reliability, and user experience.
• Design and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems leveraging enterprise knowledge sources, semantic search, and source attribution.
• Design, implement, and optimize agentic AI systems using orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, or equivalent.
• Develop AI agents capable of tool usage, workflow orchestration, planning, reasoning, memory management, and human-in-the-loop interactions.
• Architect AI solutions integrating enterprise systems, APIs, databases, and knowledge repositories.
• Evaluate and select the most appropriate models based on business requirements, performance, latency, and cost constraints.
• Monitor AI system performance in production and contribute to observability, evaluation, and governance practices.
• Conduct research on the latest advances in foundation models, multimodal AI, and agentic AI systems.

Qualifications

You hold a Master’s degree from an engineering school or an advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or artificial intelligence and you have at least one year of technical experience building creative AI solutions.

You are proficient in Python programming and code versioning, and ideally have experience with Generative AI frameworks (LangChain,LangGraph, RAG), advanced prompting techniques, and are familiar with Open-Source AI ecosystems (Antropic, OpenAI) as well as cloud-native architectures and modern AI deployment practices.

You want to get involved and quickly take on responsibility for high-value-added assignments within a dynamic organization.You are passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI technology and making a significant impact in enabling our customers to create GenAI-powered applications with confidence and a fast time to market.

Finally, are you curious and enjoy working as part of a team? Do you want to join a dynamic and motivating professional environment? Do you share our values of excellence, entrepreneurship, innovation, sharing, kindness, and work-life balance?

Are you fluent in English?

Additional Information

Please ensure you meet the VIE contract eligibility criteria as established by Business France:

• Anyone over 18 and under 28 years of age on the date of registration may apply for an International Volunteer Program (VIE).
• Departure on assignment must take place no later than the day of your 29th birthday. Beyond this, no exceptions are granted.
• You must hold French or European nationality (a national of a Member State of the European Economic Area, which comprises the 28 Member States of the European Union, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) or Monégasque nationality.
• You must be in compliance with the national service obligations of the country of which you are a national.
• You must be in possession of your civic rights and have a clean criminal record.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

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