AI Engineer

Play a key role in shaping the future of AI at one of Australia’s most iconic financial institutions, driving innovation and responsible AI adoption.

About the business/role/team

This role is part of the Innovation Lab, the Bank's hub for emerging technologies and future-focused solutions. The Lab is responsible for delivering the Bank's AI strategy by exploring and implementing advanced technologies to drive innovation and organisational efficiency.

As an AI Engineer, you will report to the Innovation Lab manager. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, software engineers, product managers, and governance specialists. The team designs, prototypes, and scales AI-powered applications across the Bank, focusing on responsible AI, security, and integration into enterprise systems.

You will be part of a collaborative, agile environment that values experimentation, continuous learning, and real-world impact. This role will help shape the future of AI within one of Australia's most trusted financial institutions.

This is a 2-year fixed term contract.

About the role

As an AI Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and agents using Azure AI Foundry and other approved platforms.

• Integrate pre-trained models into enterprise systems, ensuring seamless interaction with existing workflows.

• Optimise AI models for performance, scalability, and compliance with internal governance standards.

• Implement robust unit testing and validation techniques to ensure model accuracy and reliability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and product owners in an agile environment.

• Stay current with emerging AI technologies and design patterns, applying them to real-world use cases within the Bank.

About you

You will bring:

• Proven experience with cloud-based AI platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure AI and related services.

• Strong programming skills in Python, R, and C#, with a focus on AI/ML development.

• Expertise in cloud-native development, including API gateways, Kubernetes, and containerisation.

• Familiarity with ModelOps and CI/CD pipelines for deploying and managing AI solutions.

• A solid understanding of AI validation techniques, model testing, and performance tuning.

• Experience working in agile teams and collaborating across disciplines.

• Awareness of AI risk and governance considerations, especially in regulated environments like financial services.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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