Technical Lead - Agentic AI - $180k + Super + Bonus - Sydney

Technical Lead - Agentic AI - $180k + Super + Bonus - Sydney

Come and join an exciting greenfield Agentic AI uplift with a large Australian enterprise.

Technical Lead - Agentic AI (Microsoft Stack)

Permanent | Sydney | $180k + Super + Bonus

An opportunity to join a high-visibility, greenfield Agentic AI program in a large Australian enterprise. This role is firmly embedded in a Microsoft-first environment, leveraging Azure AI capabilities to design and build next-generation, agent-based systems in a real-world enterprise setting.

The Opportunity: You’ll be one of the early hires in a newly formed team, working alongside a recently appointed Agentic AI Engineer to define how intelligent systems are built and scaled on the Microsoft ecosystem. This is a purely technical leadership role – not people management focused – where you’ll operate above senior engineer level, balancing hands‑on development with architectural ownership.

Responsibilities are split as follows:

• ~60% hands‑on engineering
• ~40% architecture, system design, and technical direction

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and build agent-based AI systems using Azure AI services
• Work extensively with Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and Semantic Kernel
• Define architecture, patterns, and engineering standards for Agentic AI solutions
• Evaluate and evolve frameworks (including integration with tools like LangChain/LangGraph where appropriate)
• Deliver production‑grade AI systems within a Microsoft cloud‑native environment
• Influence the technical direction of a high‑profile AI initiative

What We’re Looking For

Core experience:

• Strong software engineering background (Python preferred)
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure (essential)
• Proven experience building with Azure OpenAI / Microsoft AI stack
• Experience designing and deploying production‑grade AI systems
• Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and cloud‑native architecture within Azure

Highly regarded:

• Experience with Semantic Kernel, Copilot stack, or Microsoft AI ecosystem tools
• Exposure to agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph)
• Background in consulting, product engineering, or innovation‑led environments

Why This Role?

• Work on cutting‑edge Agentic AI use cases within a Microsoft ecosystem
• Join at the ground level of a greenfield build
• High visibility with direct alignment to senior leadership
• Influence tooling, frameworks, and long‑term architecture
• Strong investment in Azure AI capability and innovation

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