Senior AI Engineer: Enterprise AI Innovator

New Zealand Government Joba; Auckland; On-site; NZD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks leave

Insurance benefits

Job summary

Kāinga Ora invites applications for a Senior AI Engineer to lead end-to-end lifecycle of AI-enabled solutions in a large enterprise. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify opportunities that unlock value, and drive adoption, governance, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

You will work at the forefront of emerging technologies, ensuring secure, scalable, and ethically aligned AI that delivers measurable outcomes for New Zealanders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, developing, and delivering AI-enabled solutions within large and complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with enterprise AI platforms and governance.
• Ability to translate emerging technologies into practical business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• AI Solution Design & Delivery across enterprise scope.
• AI Platform & Capability Engineering for secure, scalable services.
• Optimisation & Continuous Improvement of AI investments and adoption.

Skills

AI engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Generative AI

Security & governance

Cloud platforms

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Copilot Studio

Azure AI

Azure OpenAI

Power Platform AI

Job description

Kāinga Ora invites applications for a Senior AI Engineer to lead end-to-end lifecycle of AI-enabled solutions in a large enterprise. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify opportunities that unlock value, and drive adoption, governance, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

You will work at the forefront of emerging technologies, ensuring secure, scalable, and ethically aligned AI that delivers measurable outcomes for New Zealanders.