Senior AI & Automation Engineer
AustralianSuper22 hours ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver agentic AI systems, autonomous workflows, and intelligent automation solutions.
- Translate complex business challenges into scalable agent-based solution architectures.
- Develop agent orchestration using LangChain, Microsoft Semantic Kernel, or equivalent technologies.
- Build and optimise Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines using trusted and governed information.
- Integrate AI and automation capabilities with enterprise applications, APIs, digital channels, and data services.
- Productionise, deploy, optimise, support, and eventually retire solutions across their full lifecycle.
- Monitor agent performance, reliability, drift, hallucination risk, and unintended actions.
- Implement guardrails, human-in-the-loop controls, escalation pathways, and auditable responsible AI practices.
- Contribute to reusable engineering standards, solution patterns, and best practices.
- Communicate solution designs, risks, and opportunities to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Significant hands-on experience in technical engineering roles delivering robust and scalable enterprise solutions.
- Practical experience designing and supporting AI-enabled automation, intelligent decision-support, or agentic AI solutions.
- Strong understanding of Generative AI, large language models, and agent-based system design, including reasoning, planning, memory, and tool use.
- Experience with autonomous workflows, multi-agent architectures, model selection or routing, and adaptive automation patterns.
- Strong expertise with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate, Power Apps, and Copilot Studio.
- Experience with Microsoft Foundry, including Foundry Models and Foundry Agent Service.
- Understanding of orchestration frameworks such as LangChain or Microsoft Semantic Kernel.
- Experience integrating enterprise systems through APIs, connectors, and modern integration standards.
- Knowledge of responsible AI, security, privacy, governance, auditability, and regulatory considerations.
- Ability to design guardrails, controls, and human-in-the-loop mechanisms.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, systems-thinking, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with Azure, GitHub or Azure DevOps, MLOps, ServiceNow, PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages is advantageous.
- Exposure to regulated industries such as financial services, pensions, or insurance is beneficial.
- A qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline is welcomed; equivalent practical industry experience is also considered.
Benefits
- Hybrid working arrangement in the London King’s Cross office.
- Flexible working arrangements and a blended working environment.
- Career development opportunities across the global organisation.
- Ongoing learning, coaching, and training.
- Generous leave entitlements.
- Inclusive workplace focused on safety, respect, and diversity.
- Reasonable adjustments are available during the recruitment process or in the role.
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About AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is Australia’s largest superannuation fund, managing retirement savings, investment options and insurance for more than 3 million members. Operated as a profit-for-member fund, it invests globally and charges member fees, with no dividends paid to shareholders. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Melbourne, it manages long-term investment portfolios across asset classes to help Australians build retirement income.