Principal Architect Google Cloud Data & AI

As a Principal Architect within our Google Cloud Practice, you will sit at the intersection of vision, strategy and high-impact delivery. This is a pivotal role requiring a blend of technical mastery and commercial acumen, with a split of 70% delivery leadership and 30% pre-sales engagement.

Requirements

• Provide strategic, high-impact advice to senior client stakeholders on leveraging Google Cloud for large-scale data transformation and AI adoption.
• Define the architectural vision and standards for the Data & AI practice.
• Lead the design of complex, production-grade ML systems and secure data platforms.
• Shape major client initiatives by justifying technical choices with tangible business value.
• Consult strategically on enterprise data transformation;
• Architect highly complex, cutting-edge data platforms that deliver on the client's 'Why?'
• Architect novel and complex AI systems for major clients, ensuring solutions are ethical, impactful, and responsible.
• Define the strategy for NCS Australia's reusable assets and intellectual property, ensuring repeatable quality across the practice.
• Lead innovation in infrastructure automation (IAC / Terraform), security, and CI/CD for data, AI/ML and agentic orchestration pipelines to ensure high throughput and reliability.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Discounted health insurance
• Discounts on various products and services
• Regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance
• Meaningful work and opportunities for growth
• Commitment to career development
• Equal-opportunity employer