Principal Architect

About SEEK

SEEK's portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK's purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

The Role

The Principal Architect – AI Experiences and Enablement is a senior architecture leader reporting to the Head of Architecture – Data and AI. You'll define and evolve SEEK's vision, designs and roadmaps for AI-enabled and agentic solutions, setting standards for how we design, build, deploy and monitor responsible, human‑centred AI at scale. You'll partner across design, data science, architecture, engineering, analytics, product and business to turn ideas into secure, scalable experiences that deliver value for customers and SEEKers. A core focus is enabling productivity with the AI for SEEK team and empowering the wider business and technology community with clear guardrails, reusable patterns and guidance aligned to SEEK's strategy.

The Team

Sitting within the Data and AI Architecture domain, this role operates centrally across Customer, Enterprise and Platform architecture to drive cohesive strategies and governance. The team provides specialist, cross‑functional leadership to ensure scalable, consistent outcomes across SEEK's ecosystem. You'll manage and mentor solution architects, align architecture, uplift capability and strengthen stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and uphold the enterprise architectural strategy and standards for AI experiences and agents - defining reference architectures and guardrails for creation, orchestration, monitoring, observability and oversight to ensure safety, reliability and accountability.
• Continuously refine agentic strategy using signals from product, business, architecture and engineering to stay aligned with broader enterprise and domain architectures. Act as a strategic advisor to Technology and Senior Leadership on AI trends, risks and opportunities, and lead solution design for high‑impact engagements to ensure alignment with standards and strategy.
• Enable teams through expert consulting, reusable capabilities, patterns and frameworks that accelerate delivery while managing risk; mentor and champion responsible adoption across the organisation.
• Drive innovation by scanning and testing emerging frameworks, protocols and infrastructure patterns (e.g., MCP, A2A), engaging vendors, running timeboxed proofs of concept and translating learnings into updated standards, reference models and platform capabilities.
• Embed trust, security, privacy and responsible AI through lifecycle practices that enable fast innovation without fragmentation or technical debt. Engage across the APAC ecosystem—partners, standards bodies and the broader community—to strengthen SEEK's reputation and attract talent and partnerships.

• Deep technical and architectural expertise across human‑in‑the‑loop systems, autonomous agents and backend workflow automation, grounded in AI/ML, LLMs, agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI) and cloud‑native design on AWS/GCP.

• Proven ability to architect agentic systems balancing autonomy, explainability and human control, including context engineering, memory isolation, state management and event‑driven, modular patterns using vector databases and modern AI frameworks.

• Hands‑on experience building and scaling AI platform capabilities (e.g., LLM gateways, MCP gateways/servers) and familiarity with interoperability standards/protocols such as MCP, A2A and AP2, or demonstrable ability to rapidly upskill.

• Strong command of AI observability, monitoring and evaluation to ensure agent safety, transparency and performance, with practical tool and practice exposure.

• Enterprise‑scale strategic advisory impact—shaping AI and agentic adoption, risk management, governance and investment decisions; influencing executives and senior stakeholders with clear, pragmatic recommendations.

• Recognised leadership and influence—mentoring and upskilling engineers and architects, communicating complex AI concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences, and building communities of practice internally and across APAC.

• Growth mindset with a track record of innovation and guiding organisations through significant technology change; comfortable with ambiguity and experimentation. Bonus: consulting experience, low‑code automation (e.g., n8n), major SaaS platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, Workday) and partner/community engagement across APAC.

Permanent Perks

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.