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We’re licensed in 240 gaming jurisdictions and operate in 90 countries around the world, with a team of over 3000 employees who deliver outstanding results by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity and technology. Since our humble beginnings in 1953, we’ve been driven by a desire to create the world’s greatest gaming experience, every day.\nSummary:\nWe are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer with expertise in Software Development, System Invent, Integration, Security, Cloud Technologies, and AI-enabled solutions, with technology proficiency in .NET, C#, Docker, Kubernetes, C++, and other skills required to develop enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have experience integrating AI capabilities into production and development systems. This covers API-based model usage, agentic AI patterns, and AI-assisted features with proper validation, monitoring, and guardrails. Additionally, experience with cloud-based deployments, automated infrastructure management, and modern DevOps practices is necessary. The candidate will build and lead product development that matches Aristocrat’s strategic product roadmap. Attention will be on implementation, scalability, reliability, and guidelines. This role will interact with our Product Owners and development teams directly to lead the implementation of solutions that improve product performance, quality, processes, and standards. As a Senior Software Architect, you will be responsible for ensuring that designs are aligned with the system’s technical roadmap while supporting secure, scalable cloud architectures and operational excellence. You will mentor and guide Associate Software Architects, Sr. and non-Sr. Software Engineers.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nYou will participate in defining technical product requirements and high-level architectural specifications, ensuring feasibility, functionality and integration with existing systems/platforms.\nProduce and ensure quality code artifacts.\nEnsure quality code is checked in to avoid broken builds that can cause delays to the team.\nParticipate in scrum processes like estimating, grooming, standups, code reviews, test case reviews etc.\nSupports the development of strategy, frameworks, and standard processes and patterns for the development organization.\nDesign and implement cloud-native deployment strategies, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD processes that support scalable, reliable, and secure enterprise application\nDesign and integrate agentic AI solutions that can autonomously plan, coordinate multi-step workflows, and take actions across systems while operating within defined business rules, validation controls, and security guardrails.\nIdentify and fix code level problems quickly and efficiently\nPerforms other duties as assigned.\nWork with teams in other geographic locations. This includes being flexible with hours to accommodate other time zones.\nWhat we’re Looking For:\nWe need a strong candidate that can fulfill most of the items listed below:\nC# (8+ years)\n.net Core (3+ years)\nADO.NET (5+ years)\nGRPC (2+ years)\nREST APIs (3+ years)\nOAUTH/OIDC (5+ years)\nBlazor (2+ years)\nContainerization - Docker/K8S (3+ years)\nC++ (5+ years)\nExperience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.\nExperience implementing AI-powered developer productivity solutions and engineering workflows.\nExperience deploying containerized AI workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.\nUnderstanding of AI security, observability, model monitoring, prompt management, and responsible AI practices.\nBuild server administration and deployment automation experience, including CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance.\nInfrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using Terraform (preferred).\nConfiguration management and deployment automation experience using Ansible (preferred).\nIDE\nVisual Studio\nVisual Studio Code\nGitHub, SVN, JIRA\nCode Analysis\nVisual Studio\nSonarQube\nMSSQL, T-SQL (5+ years)\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems management or related field or equivalent experience\nExpert level of software development lifecycle, practices and implementations.\nWhy Aristocrat?\nWorld Leader in Gaming Entertainment\nRobust benefits package\nGlobal career opportunities\nOur core values: Respect, Courage, Integrity and Passion\nOur Winning Ways:\nUnite - Come together as one team, with one vision\nDevelop - Empower, inspire and grow our people\nDeliver - Implement with excellence, be accountable for results\nPlay - Be creative, ambitious, celebrate success\nThis position may require registration with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.\nThis job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat.\nCompensation Philosophy\nWe offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. 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