AI Solution Architect

Position Description:

Responsibilities:
-Design and architect end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions aligned with clients business needs and strategic objectives.
-Assess client needs and propose tailored AI architectures including large language models (LLM) RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) AI agents and MLOps pipelines.
-Define technology choices (cloud platforms ML frameworks generative AI tools) and justify trade-offs to stakeholders.
-Collaborate with data software development and security teams to ensure the coherent integration of AI solutions into existing systems.
-Design scalable secure and responsible architectures (ethical AI bias data governance compliance).
-Support teams in adopting MLOps practices: automation of training pipelines deployment monitoring and model retraining.
-Advise clients on cost optimization for AI model inference and training in cloud environments.
-Conduct proofs of concept (PoC) and prototypes to validate the technical feasibility of proposed solutions.
-Carry out technology watch in AI/ML and integrate the latest advancements (generative AI LLM multimodal) into architecture recommendations.
-Act as a technical reference and mentor for internal teams and clients in the adoption of AI technologies.
Required Qualifications:
-Minimum 7 years of experience in IT solution architecture including at least 3 years focused on AI/ML.
-Expertise in designing AI/ML solutions on cloud platforms (Azure AWS or GCP) including managed services (Azure OpenAI SageMaker Vertex AI etc.).
-Solid knowledge of ML/AI frameworks: TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn LangChain LlamaIndex.
-Experience with LLMs (GPT-4 Claude Llama) and RAG-type architectures AI agents and fine-tuning.
-Proficiency in MLOps practices (MLflow Kubeflow Azure ML Pipelines etc.) and CI/CD pipelines for ML models.
-Knowledge of data governance principles AI security and algorithmic ethics.
-Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
-Bilingual (French and English) with advanced writing and presentation skills.
Additional Assets:
-AI/ML certification on a cloud platform (e.g.: Azure AI Engineer AWS ML Specialty GCP Professional ML Engineer).
-Experience with modern data architectures (lakehouses feature stores data mesh).
-Knowledge of responsible AI tools (Responsible AI Fairlearn AI Explainability 360).
-Experience deploying multimodal solutions (text image audio video).
-Familiarity with AI-related regulatory standards (Law 25 EU AI Act etc.).

Use of the term architect in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices architecture or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial architect regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT architect-related functions but licensure from an architect regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Architecture is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

Skills:

• AWS AI Services
• Azure
• Data computing & Mlops
• English
• French
• LangChain
• Large Language Model (LLM)
• LlamaIndex
• PyTorch
• Scikit-Learn
• TensorFlow

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