AI Engineering Lead

Job Title: AI Engineering Lead Company: McMillan Shakespeare (MMSG) Job Category: Machine Learning Roles & Responsibilities: As the AI Engineering Lead in our business you will design, develop, deploy and support secure, scalable and responsible AI solutions that deliver measurable business value. The role combines software engineering, machine learning, generative AI and automation to build AI products, Co\-pilots agents and intelligent workflows. Working across business and technology teams, the AI Engineer translates priority opportunities into production\-ready solutions and supports adoption, monitoring and continuous improvement across the AI lifecycle. At MMS clear expectations help our people Be the Difference. Your key responsibilities in this role will include: * Design, build, test and deploy AI, machine learning and generative AI solutions aligned to business priorities and approved architecture. * Develop Co\-pilot, AI assistants, agents and intelligent automation that improve customer and employee outcomes, productivity and decision\-making. * Translate business problems into practical AI use cases, technical requirements, solution designs and delivery plans. * Build retrieval\-augmented generation solutions, prompt and orchestration patterns, APIs and integrations with enterprise applications and data platforms. * Partner with Data Engineering to source, prepare and manage reliable data for AI solutions, including appropriate quality, access and lineage controls. * Apply software engineering, DevOps and MLOps practices including version control, automated testing, CI/CD, deployment, observability and support documentation. * Work with Cyber Security, Privacy, Risk and AI Governance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet organisational policies, standards and regulatory obligations. To be considered for this role you will have: * Strong culture and the support of a values\-based recognition program * Novated leasing benefits and discounts * 12 weeks paid parental leave * Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to support your career growth * Sonder digital wellbeing platform , providing personalised support 24/7, plus annual flu vaccinations * Default Income Protection Insurance reimbursed for members of the MMS Default Super Fund * Exempt Employee Share Plan * Volunteer leave \& Career break * MMS Rewards program Work Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Availability: Full time

MMS is embarking on a major multi‑year technology transformation, rebuilding the core digital foundations that power some of Australia’s most recognised employee benefits and salary packaging brands. We’re modernising our platforms end‑to‑end and shifting to cloud‑native, scalable, event‑driven architectures that will set the business up for the future. Key Skills: Machine Learning, Python Salary: Not disclosed