Kinetic IT has launched an AI Engineering & Platforms division and appointed Marcio Sete as Head of AI Engineering & Platforms, expanding the company’s capability to help Australia’s government and critical infrastructure organisations put artificial intelligence (AI) into production.
The new division sits within the Office of the Chief Transformation Officer and marks the next stage of Kinetic IT’s AI strategy, moving beyond advisory services to embed experienced engineers directly within customer environments to design, build and deploy AI solutions that deliver measurable operational outcomes.
Central to the new capability is a Forward Deployed Engineer model, where senior AI engineers work alongside customer teams inside operational environments to rapidly develop and implement AI solutions tailored to each organisation’s needs.
Kinetic IT will initially recruit four Forward Deployed Engineers to work directly with customers in aviation, utilities, government and resources, supporting organisations operating across more than 2,600 sites nationally.
Kishore Jayaram, Chief Transformation Officer, Kinetic IT, said, “Organisations want practical outcomes from AI, not more proof-of-concepts. They are looking for trusted partners who understand their operations and can help deploy AI safely within complex, mission-critical environments. AI Engineering & Platforms extends Kinetic IT’s ability to support customers through this next stage of adoption. By embedding experienced engineers alongside customer teams, we can help organisations solve real operational challenges while maintaining the security, governance and reliability expected across government and critical infrastructure.”
Sete joins Kinetic IT with extensive experience delivering enterprise AI, data and platform engineering initiatives across complex organisations. He will lead the new practice, build its engineering capability and work closely with customers to develop production-ready AI solutions that improve operational efficiency and strengthen business outcomes.
Sete said, “Many organisations already know where AI could create value. The challenge isn’t identifying opportunities, it’s turning them into secure, production-ready solutions that work within complex operational environments. Forward Deployed Engineers close that gap. Rather than advising from the outside, they become part of the customer’s team, working alongside engineers, operators and business leaders to design, build and deploy AI where it creates measurable operational value. It’s a collaborative engineering model that helps organisations move from experimentation to production with greater confidence.”
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