Technical Lead - Agentic AI - $180k + Super + Bonus - Sydney
Come and join an exciting greenfield Agentic AI uplift with a large Australian enterprise.
Technical Lead - Agentic AI (Microsoft Stack)
Permanent | Sydney | $180k + Super + Bonus
An opportunity to join a high-visibility, greenfield Agentic AI program in a large Australian enterprise. This role is firmly embedded in a Microsoft-first environment, leveraging Azure AI capabilities to design and build next-generation, agent-based systems in a real-world enterprise setting.
The Opportunity: You'll be one of the early hires in a newly formed team, working alongside a recently appointed Agentic AI Engineer to define how intelligent systems are built and scaled on the Microsoft ecosystem. This is a purely technical leadership role – not people management focused – where you'll operate above senior engineer level, balancing hands‐on development with architectural ownership.
Responsibilities are split as follows:
* ~60% hands‐on engineering
* ~40% architecture, system design, and technical direction
What You'll Be Doing
* Design and build agent-based AI systems using Azure AI services
* Work extensively with Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and Semantic Kernel
* Define architecture, patterns, and engineering standards for Agentic AI solutions
* Evaluate and evolve frameworks (including integration with tools like LangChain/LangGraph where appropriate)
* Deliver production‐grade AI systems within a Microsoft cloud‐native environment
* Influence the technical direction of a high‐profile AI initiative
What We're Looking For Core experience:
* Strong software engineering background (Python preferred)
* Hands‐on experience with Microsoft Azure (essential)
* Proven experience building with Azure OpenAI / Microsoft AI stack
* Experience designing and deploying production‐grade AI systems
* Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and cloud‐native architecture within Azure
Highly regarded:
* Experience with Semantic Kernel, Copilot stack, or Microsoft AI ecosystem tools
* Exposure to agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph)
* Background in consulting, product engineering, or innovation‐led environments
Why This Role?
* Work on cutting‐edge Agentic AI use cases within a Microsoft ecosystem
* Join at the ground level of a greenfield build
* High visibility with direct alignment to senior leadership
* Influence tooling, frameworks, and long‐term architecture
* Strong investment in Azure AI capability and innovation
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