Solution Design Lead, AI

Brighter Futures Start Here

At Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.

You’ll be joining a diverse team who come together to collaborate globally around tech. With six purchases made every second, you’ll feel the impacts of the work you’ll do for our millions of customers every day.

We’re focusing on being a customer-led, digitally enabled retailer. Our teams are working with really cool tech from AI/machine learning, IoT, cloud first solutions, to 3D virtual reality product checks and human sized robots named Tory. Join our team, choose your own path and work on projects that excite you.

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The Solution Design Lead plays a critical role in shaping how AI is designed, governed, and delivered across Kmart.  Sitting between business ambition and technical execution, this role focuses on designing scalable, secure, and reusable AI solutions that can be safely deployed at enterprise scale.

You’ll work closely with product, engineering, platform, and business teams to turn emerging AI opportunities into clear, production‑ready designs.  This is a senior individual contributor role with strong influence across both technology and the business.

What you’ll be doing 

• Designing enterprise‑grade AI solutions using Generative AI, RAG, and Agentic AI patterns.
• Translating business problems into clear architectural designs aligned to platform standards.
• Defining reusable solution patterns, templates, and design blueprints.
• Partnering with platform, security, risk, and governance teams to ensure responsible AI adoption.
• Supporting delivery teams through design reviews and technical guidance.
• Driving consistency, quality, and scalability across AI implementations.
• Optimising performance, cost, and reliability across AI solution designs.
• Contributing to the uplift of AI capability through mentoring and best‑practice promotion.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Extensive experience in solution architecture, AI engineering, data lifecycle management or enterprise system design.
• Hands‑on experience designing and deploying Generative and Agentic AI solutions at scale.
• Strong understanding of cloud‑native architectures (AWS, GCP and Azure), APIs, and modern integration patterns.
• Strong understanding and/or hands-on experience of designing/building MCP servers, RAG Pipelines with in-depth knowledge of key AI agent protocols such as A2A, MCP, ACP, UCP etc.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and balance experimentation with governance.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging both technical and business audiences.
• Experience operating in regulated or security‑conscious environments.
• Curiosity and strong learning mindset in a fast‑moving AI domain. 

Perks and benefits we’ll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy, spending 60% of your week in our National Office
• We’ll provide multiple ways for you to learn from online micro-credentialing in Udemy, support to gain certifications to tech community events and more.
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group.
• We offer inclusive leave and ongoing support for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances.
• Free onsite parking when you’re required to come into the office.
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why everyone gets the opportunity to participate in a bonus program.
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks.
• A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart & Target on eligible products.
• Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
• Reflection room, space for prayer, meditation, or time for yourself.
• Wesfarmers is Kmart’s parent company and each year eligible employees can elect to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement.

A place you can belong

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.

We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing kmartgroupcareers@kmart.com.au

Excited about this role, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria? We would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Kmart Group Employees who wish to be considered for this role, must be enrolled in the MySkills Program and have completed the self-assessment.

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