1 Senior DevOps Engineer

⁠⁠⁠Overview

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is seeking 1 x EL1 Data Science/DevOps Engineer to provide engineering leadership within DaSH, enabling the design, build, testing and deployment of AI and data science solutions.

The Role

The EL1 Data Science DevOps Engineer is accountable under broad direction for providing engineering leadership that enables DaSH to design, build, test and deploy AI and data science solutions safely and effectively. The role is crucial to moving DaSH capabilities from discovery and proof of concept through to pilot, production-readiness and reusable technical patterns across the portfolio.

The role leads a small group of dedicated engineering specialists spanning Machine Learning, DevOps and Data Engineering. It is responsible for establishing practical engineering approaches, development practices, technical guardrails and reusable patterns that help DaSH teams deliver scalable, maintainable and responsible AI and data science solutions.

The role works in close partnership with EL1 Lead Data Scientists, the Delivery Lead, Data Scientists, Business Analysts, technology teams and business stakeholders. Lead Data Scientists remain central to the analytical design, modelling approach and solution quality of individual data science initiatives. The Data Science & AI Engineering Lead complements this by providing the engineering leadership needed to productionise models, implement reliable data pipelines, support deployment pathways, and create common AI system patterns for broader reuse.

The role contributes to the design and delivery of AI and data science system patterns in AWS and other approved Agency technology environments. This includes patterns for model deployment, retrieval-augmented generation, data preparation, feature engineering, evaluation workflows, monitoring, security, privacy, automation and integration with Agency platforms.

The role is expected to balance hands-on technical leadership with team leadership, engineering and capability uplift. It will help DaSH create repeatable ways to deliver AI and data science solutions, reducing reliance on bespoke prototypes and supporting a clearer path from experimentation to operational value.

Eligibility

• As part of the eligibility and suitability requirement, the NDIA seeks Labour Hire Workers who are Australian citizens only. Successful candidates will be required to furnish valid evidence of citizenship during the Pre-engagement Check.
• Labour hire licences are required in the state that specified personnel are being contracted, applicable for ACT, VIC and QLD.

Contract Terms and Conditions

The proposed rate should reflect the candidate's skills and experience against the Evaluation Criteria. Candidates that do not demonstrate these criteria will not be assessed. Candidates should be aware that rates may be negotiated further as part of the selection process.

Tender Briefing

A supplier briefing will be held for this role on Monday, 28 September. Meeting details will be posted in the "Q&A" section of the RFQ for invited Sellers only.