AWS Agentic AI Engineer

  • New Zealand
  • Auckland
  • Contract
  • Hybrid Working + Fully Remote Options

Join our clients bold AI journey as part of their flagship “Agentic Platforms” team. This role is pivotal to delivering live, production-grade AI agents that automate network ticket triage-cutting resolution time and unlocking major efficiency gains. The groundwork is laid, the proof of concept is done-it’s time to build fast.

πŸ“ Auckland or Remote (NZ-based)

πŸ–₯️ Flexible – Fully remote, or 1-2 days onsite if Auckland-based

⏰6 month contract (likely extension)

Why this role matters:

This isn’t an R&D role-it’s about delivering working systems at speed. You’ll be the go-to AWS specialist responsible for building the production-grade cloud platform these agents will run on. Think: secure, scalable, and lightning-fast execution.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Build and deploy the AWS-based platform to host agentic AI systems
  • Lead infrastructure design and provisioning (using IaC from the get-go)
  • Collaborate with engineers, solution designers, and product teams
  • Integrate platform with our clients internal network tools
  • Monitor platform performance, ensure security, and drive production readiness

Must-have skills (non-negotiable):

  • Deep, hands-on AWS engineering experience
  • Strong with IaC-Terraform or AWS CDK
  • Proven ability to build secure, scalable infrastructure
  • Comfort with AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway
  • Solid understanding of AI/ML services like SageMaker or Bedrock
  • Commercial experience building or supporting AI systems preferred

You’ll thrive if you:

  • Have real-world experience building agent-based or AI-powered systems
  • Are delivery-focused and pragmatic
  • Enjoy moving fast, building quickly, and making impact
  • Can write clean, scalable code and solve problems autonomously
  • Collaborate well but don’t wait for permission to start

Keen to be part of something truly innovative? Apply now or get in touch for a kōrero.

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