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The Opportunity

We have been embarking on an ambitious initiative aimed to remake the process of scientific discovery by enhancing research, development and commercialisation with artificial intelligence. From the formation of a hypothesis to the design and running of an experiment, AI can both accelerate and alter the process of inquiry.

We are looking for a systems architect and integration lead who will help develop a suitable architecture framework that will allow us to easily integrate the various speculative systems built by our creative technology teams. For that, you will require advanced skills and experience in rapid prototyping and scalable development of federated systems, including the resulting security, privacy, and policy challenges. In addition, proven experience with product-grade platform architecture, design and economics is highly desirable, as is a basic understanding of common AI fundamentals and their engineering challenges

Working with cross-disciplinary teams you will require a mixture of strong technical grounding and acumen combined with adaptability and a bias to action, and the ability to communicate and influence technical collaborators and contributors within and beyond the organisation. You will also need to be comfortable learning, adopting and adapting to a wide variety of bleeding-edge AI systems and a rapidly changing landscape.

Your duties will include:

• Design, and participate in developing product-grade systems architectures for hosting as well as integrating AI systems.
• Design product-grade information architectures and develop libraries and tools allowing for integration of AI systems at the operational as well as at the semantic level.
• Develop strategies for and actively participate in the adoption of the above architectures by diverse cross-disciplinary teams.
• Work collaboratively and honestly with internal and external colleagues, clients and partners.
• Maintaining high ethical and performance standards.
• Adhering to the spirit and practice of CSIRO’s Values, Health, Safety and Environment plans and policies, Diversity initiatives and Zero Harm goals.
• Other duties as directed.

Location: Melbourne VIC, Brisbane QLD, Sydney NSW, Canberra ACT

Salary: $146,207 - $161.767 per annum plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 3 years

Reference: 95424

To be considered you will need:

Essential Criteria

• Experience and proven track record of designing and implementing product-grade information and analytic centric architectures.
• Experience with information integration technologies.
• Working knowledge of AI fundamentals and technologies.
• Strong communication skills, as well as a proven track record to successfully work with diverse cross-disciplinary teams.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team, taking initiative and exercising sound judgement in resolving matters to achieve desired results

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working in a research environment
• Experience with semantic fundamentals and technologies
• Experience with platform architecture, design and economics
• Experience with agile methodologies
• Experience or knowledge of cyber security concepts and best practices
• Experience or knowledge of complex authorisation concepts and best practices

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or you must either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa for the duration of the specified term. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

08th Feb 2024, 11:00 pm AEST