About the role
In this role, you will transform cutting-edge AI concepts into tangible, value-driven products and services. Accomplished through strategic collaboration with essential IT and business stakeholders, ensuring that our AI and automation initiatives align with and drive our organisational goals. Your efforts will directly contribute to the innovation and enhancement of our business processes, placing us at the competitive edge of our industry.

Work type: Permanent full time
Classification: Band 7 ($100,064 - $110,990 pa plus super)

Key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to a range of activities in AI & automation development to develop and implement solutions in line with department strategy and plans. 
• Leverage Azure AI Services APIs, including Azure AI Search, Azure Document Intelligence, and Azure OpenAI Services, for data modelling and developing AI solutions.
• Contribute to building effective relationships with other staff, customers and various subject matter experts across the City.
• Train and actively support others in the team by sharing knowledge to achieve common development goals.
• Execute, monitor, and report on work progress against plans and budgets to ensure timely delivery in line with the relevant regulations and policies.
• Support routine problem-solving and continuous improvement activities by identifying and addressing gaps and inefficiencies to minimise financial waste. 

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related field and or significant professional experience in a comparable organisation at least 3 years.

Essential Experience:

• Experience in developing and deploying machine learning models.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or C#.
• Experience using model deployment frameworks.
• Experience training machine learning models using various datasets.
• Experience with tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn or Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK) is desirable.
• Experience with Microsoft Powerplatform is desirable.
• Current Working with Children Check (employee).
• Current Victorian Drivers licence.
• Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process (funded by the City).

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

Child Safety Responsibilities   
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.  

Diversity and Inclusion  
At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.  

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
Join the City of Greater Geelong, a community-focused workplace on Wadawurrung Country. We deliver over 130 services to our growing population, striving to make our city a great place to live, work, and study. Our central location for Central Geelong-based employees is the Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal, a modern, sustainable, and inclusive workplace, along with our outreach locations.

If you're passionate about inclusivity and community, apply now – we’d love to meet you!

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

Applications and Enquiries

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Enquiries:  Joe Mamone | Software Development Lead | JMamone@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

Click the Apply button to submit your application or find out more about this opportunity. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at careers@geelongcity.vic.gov.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

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