Gen AI Platform Engineer

Company Description

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

Job Description

Support for your move to Sydney, no matter which state you're coming from (within Australia).

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer – GenAI Studio to join our team in Sydney. This role is pivotal in ensuring the stability, scalability, and continuous enhancement of our GenAI platform, which supports the development and deployment of generative AI applications.

You will build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure, collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate ML workflows and services, and drive automation, observability, and CI/CD best practices. A strong focus on security, governance, and cost-efficiency is essential, as is supporting the deployment and monitoring of AI/ML models in production.

As a Platform Engineer – GenAI Studio, you'll be at the forefront of innovation and will collaborate with ML engineers, data scientists, and product teams to integrate new capabilities, onboard emerging technologies, and uphold the highest standards in security and governance. You'll champion self-service tooling, infrastructure-as-code, and automation-first practices—empowering teams to move faster and smarter.

Qualifications

AWS:

• Proficient in Amazon SageMaker, EKS, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation/Terraform
• Deep understanding of IAM, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Strong knowledge of AWS security best practices and cost optimization

GCP & AI Tooling

• Experience with Vertex AI, AI Platform, BigQuery
• Proficient in GKE, Cloud Functions, Cloud Build
• Familiarity with Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer

MLOps & DevOps

• Familiarity with AI/ML model deployment and MLOps on AWS
• Experience with REST API design and OpenAPI/Swagger
• Proficient in Git, GitLab Runners, or Bamboo

Additional Information

Why join us:

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Agencies:

We've got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks:

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks