Senior Cloud AI Engineer| AUS HYBRID | Federal Government Client | Australian Citizens Only |

Senior Cloud AI Engineer| AUS HYBRID | Federal Government Client | Australian Citizens Only | Job Details

• Our Federal Client is seeking Senior Cloud AI Engineers (EL1 equivalent) to deliver complex AI/cloud application projects across the Technology and Digital Program Group. Engineers will design, implement and operate AI/ML environments across on-premise, public cloud and hybrid platforms.
• Specialise in cloud-native or public cloud AI platforms, building secure-by-design solutions using reusable patterns and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Architecture, Cyber Security and Core Data teams to establish governance, platform capabilities and best practices.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement and compliance with agency processes.

Technical Skills

• 5+ years hands-on experience as a Cloud AI Engineer across greenfield and brownfield AI/ML environments.
• OpenShift, OpenShift AI, Kubernetes, RBAC, operators, AI pipelines, model serving and monitoring.
• Containers and platform engineering using Docker/Podman, registries, image scanning and secure supply chain practices.
• Linux administration, networking, DNS, TLS, load balancing and cloud connectivity.
• DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, Tekton, GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps and Argo CD.
• Python scripting, AI/ML integration and automation.
• MLOps, Generative AI, LLMs, Hugging Face, RAG, vector databases and AI agents.
• GPU engineering including NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA.
• AWS and/or Azure cloud AI services, APIs, observability, security, governance and FinOps.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure, scalable and highly available infrastructure supporting AI, ML and Generative AI workloads.
• Lead implementation, optimisation and operation of enterprise AI solutions.
• Develop solution architectures for greenfield and brownfield cloud environments.
• Provide technical leadership, documentation and guidance to APS teams.
• Lead integration, migration and platform modernisation initiatives.
• Apply DevSecOps, security, compliance and governance controls.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.
• Resolve complex technical issues and prepare architecture and solution documentation.

Criteria - One Page Pitch Required

Candidates must address all criteria in a one-page pitch (up to 5000 characters).

Essential Criteria

• Availability Management Level 5 (SFIA)
• Capacity Management Level 4 (SFIA)
• IT Infrastructure Level 4 (SFIA)
• Problem Management Level 4 (SFIA)
• Programming/Software Development Level 3 (SFIA)
• Systems Design Level 5 (SFIA)
• Systems Installation and Removal Level 5 (SFIA)

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