Lead Microservices & AI Technical Architect
APG Workforce Lead Microservices & AI Technical Architect
APG Workforce are seeking a Lead Microservices & AI Technical Architect to support a high-profile Federal Government program delivering large-scale digital transformation and modernisation initiatives.
About the Role
This is a senior leadership opportunity (EL2 equivalent) where you will drive architectural direction, influence engineering decisions, and lead the adoption of AI across the full service delivery lifecycle. You’ll play a key role in shaping scalable, secure, and future-ready platforms while uplifting engineering capability across the organisation.
Key Details
Flexible hybrid model with a nationally distributed team. Collaboration across multiple locations is required, with occasional travel to Canberra or interstate offices.
Key Responsibilities
At APG Workforce, we partner with leading organisations across Australia to deliver high-quality talent solutions. If you’re a senior technical leader ready to shape the future of AI-driven platforms within government, apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion - swalker@apgworkforce.com.au
About the Role
This is a senior leadership opportunity (EL2 equivalent) where you will drive architectural direction, influence engineering decisions, and lead the adoption of AI across the full service delivery lifecycle. You’ll play a key role in shaping scalable, secure, and future-ready platforms while uplifting engineering capability across the organisation.
Key Details
- Start Date: 1st October 2026
- Contract: 12 months initial + 2 x 12-month extensions
- Location: ACT (Canberra-based, hybrid working)
- Hours: Up to 40 hours per week
- Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline
Flexible hybrid model with a nationally distributed team. Collaboration across multiple locations is required, with occasional travel to Canberra or interstate offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and architectural authority across cloud-native, microservices, and AI-enabled platforms
- Guide the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise systems aligned to security and business objectives
- Lead modern engineering practices including AI-enabled SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and automated testing
- Drive technology modernisation, including containerisation, system integration, and scalable platform design
- Establish reusable engineering patterns to improve resilience, maintainability, and performance
- Mentor teams and uplift capability through knowledge sharing, governance, and leadership
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Extensive experience across Azure cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architecture in complex enterprise environments
- Strong background in AI engineering and enterprise AI delivery, including ML, semantic search, and responsible AI practices
- Deep expertise in modern software engineering and platform engineering, including DevSecOps and CI/CD
- Proven track record leading enterprise transformation and technology modernisation initiatives
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at executive level
- Experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, EKS or GKE
- Exposure to SRE, platform engineering, observability, and automation at scale
- Experience working in Agile environments, leading distributed teams and driving capability uplift
- Candidates must submit a one-page pitch (max. 5000 characters) addressing all selection criteria
- Candidates outside of Canberra ACT are open to apply.
At APG Workforce, we partner with leading organisations across Australia to deliver high-quality talent solutions. If you’re a senior technical leader ready to shape the future of AI-driven platforms within government, apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion - swalker@apgworkforce.com.au