Role Description
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. This role serves as the teamβs technical authority, without carrying people management responsibilities.
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Own and maintain development standards, coding guidelines, and architectural patterns for the AI & Automation team.
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Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical sign-off on solution designs before development commences.
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Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tooling, and frameworks aligned with AWS-first architecture.
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Engage with business stakeholders to define the problem statement, requirements, and processes.
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Design, develop, and deploy production-grade AI and automation solutions using Amazon Bedrock, Python, AI orchestration, and AWS serverless services.
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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.
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Take ongoing ownership of deployed AI solutions in production, including monitoring, incident response, and post-incident review.
Qualifications
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7+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong focus on AI/ML systems.
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Strong proficiency in Python (API development, automation, data processing).
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Hands-on experience building and deploying production AI applications on Amazon Bedrock, including model selection, prompt engineering, and guardrail configuration.
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Deep experience with CI/CD pipeline design and ownership, preferably in GitLab.
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Proficient in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including AWS serverless architecture.
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Proven ability to define, document, and enforce coding and development standards in a team environment.
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Experience performing code review and GitLab merge approval at a senior level.
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Demonstrated ability to deliver AI solutions with measurable revenue uplift or cost reduction.
Benefits
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Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
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Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
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Generous discounts to over 400 retailers.
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Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and 5 extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
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Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning, and development.
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Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.