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Ideally based in Sydney but open to any location.
The Lead AI Solutions Engineer is a senior technical leadership role responsible for setting and maintaining development and platform standards across the AI & Automation team. The role splits time between hands‐on technical delivery and platform governance, serving as the team's technical authority without people management responsibilities.
All engineers in the AI & Automation team report directly to the Head of AI & Automation. The Lead AI Solutions Engineer provides informal technical leadership to peers, owning architecture decisions, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipeline ownership, and GitLab merge approval, ensuring a flat team structure while maintaining a clear senior technical bar across all deliverables.
This role bridges strategic direction from the Head of AI & Automation and the day‐to‐day development work of AI Solutions Engineers, ensuring every solution meets Vocus' enterprise standards before it reaches production.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and maintain development standards, coding guidelines, and architectural patterns for the AI & Automation team
* Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical sign‐off on solution designs before development commences
* Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tooling and frameworks aligned with AWS‐first architecture
* Engage with business stakeholders to define the problem statement, requirements, and processes
* Design, develop and deploy production‐grade AI and automation solutions using Amazon Bedrock, Python, AI orchestration, and AWS serverless services
* Own end‐to‐end CI/CD pipeline design, configuration and improvement using GitLab; approve peer merge requests before code progresses to Dev/Test or production
* Take ongoing ownership of deployed AI solutions in production, including monitoring, incident response and post‐incident review
Skills & Experience
* 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on AI/ML systems
* Strong proficiency in Python (API development, automation, data processing)
* Hands‐on experience building and deploying production AI applications on Amazon Bedrock, including model selection, prompt engineering, and guardrail configuration
* Deep experience with CI/CD pipeline design and ownership, preferably in GitLab
* Proficient in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including AWS serverless architecture
* Proven ability to define, document and enforce coding and development standards in a team environment
* Experience performing code review and GitLab merge approval at a senior level
* Demonstrated ability to deliver AI solutions with measurable revenue uplift or cost reduction
What We Offer
* Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
* Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
* Generous discounts to over 400 retailers.
* Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and five extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
* Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
* Health and wellness offerings, including access to wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are a proud equal‐opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability. If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.
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