12 + 12 + 12 month contract
QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW or SA
Engineer AI cloud platforms that support AI/ML features

Our client, a major Federal Government service-delivery agency responsible for Centrelink, Medicare, Child Support and other essential payments and services, require the services of a Senior Azure Cloud AI Engineer.

Duties of the Senior Azure Cloud AI Engineer

Design the end-to-end functional landscape & solution to support the customer’s business processes & business & ICT requirements, ensuring alignment;
Design robust, reusable products & features to support greenfield & brownfield platform deployments on-premise or in the public cloud;
Design, build & maintain secure, scalable & highly available cloud infrastructure supporting AI, ML & Generative AI services;
Lead the implementation, configuration & optimisation of enterprise AI solutions, ensuring performance, resilience & operational excellence;
Lead end-to-end solution analysis, design, integration, coexistence & migration;
Ensure AI platforms & solutions comply with organisational security, governance & regulatory requirements through DevSecOps & secure-by-design principles.

Skills and Experience Required

5+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud AI Engineer, including solution design, implementation & operation of greenfield & brownfield AI/ML environments across on-premise, public cloud & hybrid platforms;
Experience in Kubernetes, OpenShift & OpenShift AI, including namespaces, RBAC, operators, CRDs, deployments, services, ingress/routes, secrets, config maps, workbenches, custom images, AI Pipelines/Kubeflow, model registry, model catalogue, model serving, distributed workloads & monitoring (desired).

How to Apply
For a copy of the full job description, including the application instructions, please get in touch with Ben at Recruitment Hive by clicking the Quick Apply button. Alternatively you can reach Ben on (02) 6299 1006 to discuss further.

Please note that applications close on Friday the 23rd of October 2026 at 11am.

Recruitment Hive welcome late applications to be considered for future opportunities.

Job ID: BC679924 | LH-08029

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The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.