AI Engineering Lead

Location: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney 

Contract Type: Permanent 

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history.  We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities.  That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration.  Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach.  Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.  

As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx

The Role

An exciting full-time opportunity is available for a AI Engineering Lead to join our Automation & Client Solutions team in either our Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne office with hybrid working arrangements available. In this position, you will play a key role in the delivery of end-to-end projects with a focus on providing expertise within your field and contribute to our internal engineering culture through your involvement in developing new offerings, knowledge sharing and team mentoring.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-based applications and solutions using various cloud services and tools, such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Service, etc.
• Implement AI solutions using various frameworks and services integrated with cloud applications.
• Collaborate with other developers, architects, and consultants to deliver high-quality solutions that meet internal and client's requirements and expectations.
• Optimise, maintain and support AI models to ensure they are running efficiently in a production environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation for AI projects and AI workloads.
• Ensure compliance with the firms security policies, privacy regulations and data governance.
• Apply ITIL best practices to software development, deployment and support practices.
• Leadership of a small team to develop and support AI capabilities within the firm.

More About You

• Strong proficiency in programming languages relevant to cloud and AI development. C#/.NET preferred, but knowledge with Python or JavaScript/TypeScript is also valued,
• Knowledge of RESTful API development and integration,
• Experience with various cloud platforms utilising Devops practices and tools for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows is essential,
• Experience integrating GPT based AI models into cloud-hosted applications,
• Demonstrated understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) will be highly regarded,
• Hands on experience integrating solutions with various AI services including: natural language processing, computer vision, document intelligence, speech recognition, etc., and
• Knowledge of a diverse range of testing concepts and frameworks, how to structure code to enable testing, and experience writing tests is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and
• Awareness of the ethical implications of AI technology and the importance of applying ethical guidelines to AI projects, ensuring responsible use of AI is essential.
• Inspire and motivate the team to achieve a shared vision.
• Provide guidance and assistance to direct reports and foster their development plan.
• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, IT or AI related field,
• Azure Fundamentals, and
• Azure AI Engineer Associate certification.

Why MinterEllison

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

How to apply

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact [email protected].