About the Role We are seeking an experienced AI Architect to lead the design and integration of advanced AI capabilities into enterprise-grade software solutions. This role involves architecting scalable systems and guiding development teams to deliver cutting-edge AI-driven applications for a large web-based platform. Key Responsibilities Architect AI Solutions: Oversee the implementation of AI features within software products, including generative and agentic AI. System Design & Integration: Scope and design AI components that integrate seamlessly with existing software stacks. Technical Leadership: Establish best practices and mentor engineering teams Cloud Deployment: Architect scalable, AI-enabled features for cloud native environments (e.g., AWS, GCP). Collaboration: Work closely with product and data science teams to ensure AI solutions align with business objectives and compliance requirements. Support AI Evaluations: Ensure AI architectures support evaluation and continuous monitoring to meet accuracy, and reliability standards. Requirements Australian Citizenship (mandatory for NV1 defence clearance eligibility). Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. 10 years in software engineering or technology development, with significant experience in AI architecture and implementation . Proven track record in designing and deploying generative AI and agentic AI solutions. Strong understanding of software engineering principles, data storage, and cloud architecture. Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, including technical documentation (e.g., UML). Familiarity with web technologies and frameworks (React, Spring) is advantageous. About Fivecast Fivecast is a world-leading provider of cutting-edge digital intelligence solutions. We enable the world’s most important public and private organizations to explore masses of data and uncover actionable insights, critical to protecting global communities. As a growing tech company with over 150 people globally, all team members are provided with the opportunity to directly contribute to our success, participate in the development of new and emerging technologies and grow their career in a challenging and dynamic high-tech environment. We are headquartered in Adelaide, Australia with teams in Canberra, Virginia USA, and London UK. Our Work Environment and Culture Our Adelaide based headquarters is a purpose-built tech hub centrally based in vibrant Hutt Street. We moved into this brand-new space in early 2023 to allow for continued collaboration, innovation & growth. Our space has been specifically engineered for brainstorming, idea generation, random encounters across teams and to suit our casual, relaxed culture. This has been achieved through amazing features, including an arcade room, pool table, fully equipped kitchens with fruit and snacks, barista quality coffee machine, end of trip facilities (showers, lockers, bike storage, etc), as well as comfortable breakout spaces. Fivecast has a connected work culture with team members taking advantage of our social clubs, local cafes, bars, pubs and sporting facilities for team activities. At Fivecast we understand the importance of a good work-life balance and support flexible work arrangements. Fivecast is an inclusive employer, we value diversity of thought and experience and believe our inclusive culture contributes to our success. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities in which we live and work.