About the role

Location: Canberra, ACT (Hybrid)

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Start Date: September 2026

Security Clearance: NV1 (Mandatory)

Engagement Type: Contract

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy innovative Artificial Intelligence solutions within a complex enterprise environment. This role will be responsible for delivering AI-powered applications and services that improve business outcomes through automation, intelligent decision-making, and enhanced user experiences. The successful candidate will work across the full AI development lifecycle, from solution design and implementation through to governance, testing, assurance, and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

AI Solution Development

Design, develop, and deploy AI solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure AI services and related cloud technologies.
Build and maintain AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, workflow automation capabilities, and intelligent business applications.
Develop modern, user-friendly front-end experiences that improve adoption and usability of AI solutions.
Create and maintain APIs, integrations, and microservices that connect AI capabilities with enterprise systems and external data sources.
Design and implement vector search capabilities, document intelligence solutions, and data ingestion pipelines.

AI Quality, Evaluation & Assurance

Conduct testing, evaluation, and validation of AI solutions to assess performance, accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness.
Perform AI assurance activities including:
- Model evaluation
- Explainability assessments
- Bias testing
- Prompt injection testing
- Adversarial and red-team testing
Monitor solution performance and recommend continuous improvements.

Security, Governance & Compliance

Implement AI security, privacy, and governance controls aligned with organisational policies and responsible AI principles.
Support AI use case assessment, registration, and approval processes.
Ensure AI solutions comply with security, risk, and governance requirements.

Stakeholder Engagement & Documentation

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to identify and prioritise AI opportunities.
Produce high-quality technical documentation, architecture artefacts, operational support procedures, and knowledge transfer materials.
Contribute to capability uplift and mentoring of internal teams.

Key Deliverables

Production-ready AI and agentic solutions.
Enterprise AI integrations and connected services.
AI governance, assurance, and compliance artefacts.
Technical designs, operational procedures, and support documentation.
AI testing, evaluation, and performance reports.
Knowledge transfer and upskilling outcomes for internal teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

AI Engineering

Strong development experience using Python (preferred) and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
Hands-on experience with:
- Azure OpenAI Service
- Prompt engineering
- Function/tool calling
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
Experience developing and managing AI agents using frameworks such as:
- Microsoft Agent Framework
- LangChain
- Semantic Kernel
- Similar agentic AI frameworks
Experience evaluating Generative AI systems including:
- Accuracy testing
- Hallucination detection
- Bias assessment
- Safety and risk evaluation
Experience conducting adversarial testing and AI red-teaming activities.

Backend & Integration

API development experience using:
- FastAPI
- .NET
- Node.js
Experience designing and developing microservices architectures.
Experience with workflow orchestration and enterprise integrations.
Strong understanding of cloud-native application development principles.

Data & AI Platforms

Experience with:
- Azure AI Services
- Azure AI Search / Vector Search
- Document Intelligence solutions
- Data ingestion and processing pipelines
- Enterprise AI deployment patterns

Highly Desirable

Experience delivering AI solutions within large, regulated, or government environments.
Knowledge of Responsible AI frameworks and governance practices.
Experience working within secure environments requiring security clearances.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience mentoring developers and contributing to AI capability development.

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications highly regarded.

Why Fujitsu?

We are an organization with a strong set of values and a history of respecting fairness and equality, whilst promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. We constantly push ourselves to do better and strive to bring together a diverse mix of perspectives and talents in an inclusive environment, where we encourage our people to bring their full selves to work. We call this Be Completely You.

We put people first. We believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and our Work180 accreditation, AWEI (Australian Workplace Equality Index) Gold Employer status and Rainbow Tick certification for LGBTI+ inclusion show that we value an inclusive culture.
We offer tailored career paths across our global organization to support your professional and personal growth.
Our customers trust us. We have an excellent reputation across the region and globally.
Best in class reward and recognition programs flexible work, volunteering leave and more.
We live our values of aspiration, trust and empathy, all day, every day.

As an inclusive employer, Fujitsu aims to recruit a diverse range of talents to help us achieve our purpose. In line with our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, we welcome applications from women and gender diverse people; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Māori and Pacific people; LGBTI+ people; people with a disability; culturally and linguistically diverse people; and veterans and emergency responders.

Applicants who identify as transgender or gender diverse can contact O***@*********** for a copy of our Frequently Asked Questions to assist with the recruitment journey.

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If you dont tick every box in this job description, please dont rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who value inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes so if this resonates with you, then please apply.

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