LAB3 is one of Australasia’s largest Azure engineering practices, specialising in Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Contemporary Workplace, Security, and Networks. We’re seeking a Principal Consultant- AI to join our Professional Services team. This is a senior, client-facing leadership role accountable for shaping, selling, and delivering high impact AI and Agentic AI programs for enterprise clients, working across the AI lifecycle from prototyping to production.

The Role:

Client Leadership & Advisory

- Act asa trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders
- Lead AI strategy engagements, includinguse caseprioritization, value articulation, and delivery roadmaps.
- Translate business strategy into scalable AI architectures and operating models.

Solution Architecture & Technical Authority

- Provide architectural leadership across Agentic AI, GenAI, RAG,MLOps, and data platformsonAzure.
- Define reference architectures, nonfunctional requirements, and design patterns for enterprise AI systems.
- Review and approve HLD/LLD produced by delivery teams; interveneoncomplex orhigh-riskdesigns.
- Guidemodelselection, orchestration patterns, governance approaches, and platform choices aligned to business constraints.

Delivery Oversight & Risk Management

- Ownend to endtechnical accountability for large or complex AI programs.
- Derisk delivery through early architecture validation, proof points, and phased adoption strategies.
- Establish delivery standards across security, observability,MLOps, and responsible AI.
- Support engagement leads with estimates, delivery plans, and dependency management.
- Lead or support pre-sales activities including discovery, solution shaping, estimates, SOW input, and technical assurance.
- Contribute towin-strategy through differentiated architecture, accelerators, and compelling narratives.
- Act asa technical escalation point during bids and client negotiations.

Practice & Capability Development

- Define and evolve AI standards, accelerators,



and reusable assets for LAB3.
- Mentor Senior Engineers and Consultants; uplift architectural thinking and consulting maturity.
- Contribute to hiring, role design, andskillsbenchmarking.
- Represent LAB3 externally through thought leadership, clientshowcases, and partner engagements.

Governance, Security & Responsible AI

- Setbest practiceapproaches for AI governance, risk, compliance, and ethics.
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise security models

Core Technical Expertise:

- Agentic AI & GenAI: Agent frameworks, RAG at scale, orchestration patterns, tool/function calling, prompt optimisation.
- Observability: End to end telemetry across application, data, and model layers.
- Security: Enterprise identity, networking, data protection, and compliance patterns.

Consulting & Leadership Capability

- Proven experience leading large or complex client engagements.
- Strong commercial acumen: value framing, estimation, and scope control.
- Exceptional communication—credible with executives and deeply technical teams alike.
- Ability to coach, influence, and set direction without direct authority.

Must be based anywhere in Australia, a citizen, and ideally hold security clearance

What’sin it for you?

- Be part of a team that leveragesmoderntechnologies tosolve real problems and provides top level of customer satisfaction
- Work with a MicrosoftPartner of the Year award winner with multiplespecialisations
- Besupported by experienced peers and leaders thatvalue technicalexpertise andencourages innovation, with clear career pathways and ongoing learning
- Enjoy a supportive workplace that promotes inclusion, flexibility, diversity, and celebrates differences.
- Take advantage oflargely workingfrom home in our remote/hybrid workplace and enjoy the flexibility to balance your life
- Thrive in a community with strong values#BeTrue #TeamUp #StandOut #ThinkAhead #FearLessAchieveMore

Apply now, call or connect on LinkedIn for further information.

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📌 Principal consultant- ai (Australia)
🏢 LAB3
📍 Australia