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AD, AI Engineering Model Lifecycle & Governance

New South WalesFull-time2026-11-05 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Lead the engineering, operationalisation, and lifecycle management of AI capabilities for Network Operations, ensuring models are trusted, reliable, and scalable.

Role type

Senior IC AI Engineering & Model Lifecycle Lead

Builds

Production-ready AI capabilities, model registries, and operational AI governance controls

Domain

Telecommunications + AI/ML Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

AI/ML engineering, MLOps/ModelOps, feature engineering, model deployment, model monitoring, drift management, retraining, AI governance, explainability, cross-domain team leadership, strategic planning, vendor management

Preferred skills

Telecommunications domain expertise, large-scale distributed environment experience, responsible AI implementation, executive stakeholder engagement

Technologies

MLOps tools, model registries, operational data platforms, automation/orchestration frameworks

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the Operational AI Engineering strategy and roadmap; Lead engineering and industrialisation of production-ready AI capabilities; Establish reusable AI engineering standards and components; Own the lifecycle of operational AI models from acceptance to retirement; Implement AI governance, explainability, and human-oversight controls; Partner with security and architecture functions to ensure compliance; Drive transition of validated AI capabilities into sustained operational use; Establish outcome measures for model accuracy and business value.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities