Job Description
ScrumCraft is seeking a Lead Microservices and AI Technical Architect to support the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR).
Location: Canberra, ACT (Hybrid with flexible/remote options)
Contract: 12 months + 12-month extension (2 x extensions)
Hours: Up to 40 hours/week
Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and architectural authority for cloud-native, microservices and AI-enabled platforms
Guide adoption of AI across the software delivery lifecycle, including AI-enabled SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability and automated testing
Drive technology modernisation, microservices uplift, containerisation and enterprise system integration
Lead engineering governance, capability uplift and knowledge transfer across multidisciplinary teams
Influence system builds, engineering decisions and platform evolution aligned with enterprise architecture and security objectives
Extensive experience designing and governing cloud-native, microservices and event-driven architectures in complex enterprise environments
Demonstrated expertise in AI engineering,



semantic search, ML solutions and responsible AI practices
Strong software and platform engineering capability (DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security-by-design)
Proven leadership in enterprise technology modernisation, platform reliability, scalability and engineering maturity uplift
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams and senior executives
Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, EKS or GKE
Experience in cloud platform modernisation, SRE, observability tooling and automation
Experience leading delivery in Agile environments and uplifting geographically dispersed teams
About the Program
DISR is establishing its first enterprise Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture foundations and embedding AI-enabled engineering practices across the delivery lifecycle.
This role is central to shaping contemporary engineering standards, platform evolution and organisational capability uplift.

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