Principal Technology Architect

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Location: Sydney or MelbourneSalary: Salary: AUD 212,505– 246,693 Annual GrossPlease Note: The above salary range is only indicative and maybe subject to suitable enhancements, based on internal company process.
Position Description:We are seeking a Sr / Principal Architect (AI) to serve as a trusted advisor and technical visionary for our enterprise clients across diverse industries. This individual will lead high-impact AI engagements — from strategy and ideation to architecture, implementation, and scaling — helping clients navigate the full lifecycle of AI adoption.

As the Lead architect, he/she will bridge business vision and deep technology execution, driving enterprise-grade AI solutions that are trustworthy, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals.

Flexible working arrangements (hybrid, reviewed case-by-case basis). Feel free to contact your recruiter to learn more about how this works in practice.

Essential Responsibilities:

· Strategic Advisory: Partner with CxOs and senior technology leaders to define AI transformation roadmaps, enterprise AI strategy, and operating models for responsible and sustainable AI adoption.
· Ideation and Design Leadership: Facilitate design thinking sessions and co-innovation workshops with clients to identify impactful AI opportunities across business domains.
· Architecture and Solution Design: Translate business and data needs into target-state AI architectures — covering model lifecycle, agentic systems design, and cloud-native AI platforms.
· Infrastructure and Capacity Planning: Design AI infra blueprints spanning data, compute, GPU/TPU capacity, observability, and security, ensuring optimal cost-performance balance and resilience.
· Cross-Industry Engagement: Lead solutioning across key verticals such as financial services, manufacturing, retail, telecom, and public sector, tailoring architectures to industry-specific needs.
· Governance and Compliance: Establish frameworks for responsible AI, model risk management, and regulatory compliance.
· Thought Leadership: Represent the firm in client advisory councils, external forums, and conferences; publish thought leadership on enterprise AI architecture and innovation practices.
· Team Mentorship: Guide solution architects and engineers in designing, deploying, and optimizing modern AI systems leveraging LLMs, multi-agent frameworks, and MLOps pipelines.

Required Skills and Experience

· Proven experience as an Enterprise/Principal Architect or equivalent senior advisory role in AI, cloud, or digital transformation.
· Mastery across multiple AI domains: generative AI, agentic systems, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation.
· Strong understanding of AI infrastructure, including GPUs, model serving, orchestration, data pipelines, and observability tooling (e.g., Ray, Kubernetes, MLflow).
· Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid architectures for AI workload optimization.
· Familiarity with enterprise governance, capacity planning, and FinOps considerations for large-scale AI deployments.
· Excellent communication and storytelling skills to engage both executive and technical stakeholders.
· Cross-industry perspective with consulting or advisory experience across at least three major verticals.
· Advanced degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related field preferred; additional executive education in strategy or innovation is a plus

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a special combination of education and experience with demonstrated accomplishments.
• 18+ years in technology/solutions architecture, with 3+ years in AI-led transformation roles
• Able to communicate in English.

In addition to compensation aligned with your role, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits that support your health, career growth, and overall well-being (AU)

• Income Protection Insurance
• Paid Parental and Volunteer leaves
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid, reviewed case-by-case basis)
• Health Insurance Discount and Well-being Program
• Access to Fitness and Gym Memberships
• Salary packaging and novated leasing

At Infosys, we recognize that everyone has individual requirements. If you are a person with disability, illness, or injury and require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, please contact our Recruitment team for adjustment either via the following email [email protected] or call 1-866-472-0935. Alternatively, you can include your preferred method of communication in email, and someone will be in touch.

Please note in order to protect the interest of all parties involved in the recruitment process, Infosys does not accept any unsolicited resumes from third-party vendors. In the absence of a signed agreement, any submission will be deemed as non-binding and Infosys explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the submitted profile. All recruitment activity must be coordinated through the Talent Acquisition department.

“All aspects of employment at Infosys are based on merit, competence and performance. We are committed to embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.”