AI Architect

Company Description

Bilue is a digital consultancy that designs and builds smart, user-friendly technology for some of Australia’s most well-known businesses. From mobile apps to beautifully designed web platforms and digital experiences, we create solutions that drive impact and deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

Our culture is people-first and purpose-driven. We’re a down-to-earth, values-led team with offices in Sydney and Melbourne, and a growing presence in Manila. We genuinely enjoy working together, whether we’re solving tough tech problems, brainstorming creative solutions, or grabbing a coffee between meetings. Curiosity is encouraged. Collaboration is second nature.

We value excellence, not ego, and back each other to do great work without micromanagement. With low politics and high trust, it’s a place where delivery people, designers, and engineers genuinely connect, and where everyone has a voice, space to grow, and a little fun along the way.

Job Description

THE ROLE

As an AI Architect at Bilue, you’ll own the technical shape of the AI systems we build for clients across a broad range of industries. Working in our Applied AI Practice, you’ll design agentic and LLM powered solutions end to end, lead their security, compliance and evaluation design, and stay hands on enough to build what you design.

You’ll also be the most technical AI person on the project, and sometimes across several projects at once, so you’ll bring the leadership to set direction, make the calls that matter and keep delivery on track. You’ll upskill and mentor Biluers in AI, and share what you learn across the company so the whole team benefits.

Sound judgement matters as much as technical skill. You’ll know how to validate what AI produces, question the results, and make the call on what’s ready for the real world.

With strong commercial acumen, you’ll also work closely with clients and with our sales and operations teams to help win new work, shape strong proposals and set the reference architectures that make every Applied AI engagement faster and more reliable than the last.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead architecture discovery and design for AI solutions, including agentic workflows, LLM integrations, knowledge pipelines and document AI
• Act as the technical lead on AI engagements, sometimes across several projects at once, setting direction and making the calls that matter
• Design systems with clear schemas, evaluation loops and validation gates so outputs are accurate, explainable and ready for production
• Stay hands on, prototyping and building the critical pieces so what you design is proven to work
• Own security design and compliance guardrails for AI in regulated environments, from data residency and in region inference to human approval gates
• Design and deliver AI solutions that align with relevant ISO standards, working within Bilue’s management systems and supporting client assurance and audit requirements
• Integrate AI into enterprise platforms and data, working with engineers to keep the architecture intact from proof of concept through to production
• Guide model, platform and vendor choices, weighing cost, risk and fit for each client, and capture the reasoning in clear decision records
• Partner with sales and operations teams on discovery, proposals and estimates, setting out trade offs clearly for technical, executive and risk audiences
• Own and evolve Bilue’s reference architectures, accelerators and standards for production grade AI, including evaluation, observability and cost
• Build reusable platform components and frameworks that cut delivery time and lift reliability, so AI capability grows at platform level rather than project by project
• Mentor software engineers, designers, BAs and delivery managers and share knowledge across the wider company through our communities of practice, company showcases, workshops and pairing
• Use AI responsibly and in line with Bilue’s AI policies, treating it as a tool to work smarter while keeping human judgement at the centre of your decisions

Qualifications

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Mindset & Experience

• Real craft in AI engineering, with a track record of shipping AI systems to real users rather than stopping at the prototype
• Sound judgement, with the instinct to test, challenge and validate what AI produces before it goes near production
• A consultative approach that helps clients decide what’s worth building
• A gift for communication, explaining AI risk and trade offs as clearly to a compliance lead as to an engineer
• Strong commercial acumen, and comfort working with sales and operations teams on discovery, proposals and estimates
• Confident leading through influence, setting technical direction and lifting the engineers, designers, BAs and delivery managers around you
• Curious by nature, with the confidence to back your view and the openness to change it when the evidence shifts
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, insurance or government
• A genuine fit with our values: no cure for curiosity, lend a hand and do the right thing

Technical Skills

• Proven experience as an AI Architect, Lead AI Engineer or Solution Architect, delivering production AI on AWS, Azure or GCP (including Bedrock, Azure OpenAI or Vertex AI)
• Strong Python and TypeScript (Java beneficial), with hands on experience in agentic frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AgentCore or OpenAI Agents, along with memory frameworks and vector databases
• Solid grounding in RAG, knowledge pipelines and document AI
• Data engineering depth, including ETL/ELT, streaming and large or unstructured data, plus distributed systems design
• Evaluation driven delivery, including evaluation harnesses, structured outputs, observability and LLMOps practices such as prompt versioning and cost monitoring
• Solid grounding in enterprise integration, APIs, microservices, data pipelines and AI security, including guardrails, red teaming and de-identification
• Familiarity with ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, and designing AI that stands up to client assurance and audit

Additional Information

LIFE AT BILUE

Connection that counts

From monthly Anchor Days and team lunches to our annual offsite, we create intentional moments to connect, collaborate, and celebrate. These are not just fun perks. They are part of how we work and grow together.

Flexibility that works

We offer hybrid working, with a mix of days in the office and at home. This gives you the space to do your best work, while still creating time to connect and build strong relationships in person.

Strong internal communities

We actively foster internal communities across tech, design, delivery, AI and beyond, giving you plenty of chances to connect, share knowledge, and learn from your peers.

Opportunities to grow

We invest in your development with unlimited access to our learning library, partnership networks and certification pathways, plus support from our internal performance coach. Whether you want to deepen your technical skills or grow your leadership potential, we will back you.

Flat structure, real impact

At Bilue, everyone's voice matters. Our leadership team is hands-on and approachable, and we operate without unnecessary layers. We keep things open and transparent, and your ideas will be heard, no matter your title.

Bilue = Big + Blue Ocean. Are you ready to set sail? Apply now!

This is a full-time position based in Sydney, NSW. To be considered, candidates must have unrestricted working rights in Australia.

We believe that having balanced and diverse teams is fundamental to our success. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and valued. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, neurodiversity or disability status.

No agencies please: We are only accepting applications directly from individuals.