GenAI Lead Architect

Position Description:

Founded in 1976 CGI is among the worlds largest independent IT and business consulting services firms. With 94000 consultants and professionals globally CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more .

Job Title: GenAI Lead / Architect
Position: SSE / LA
Experience: 5 years of experience in software development with at least 2 years in GenAI solutioning
Job location: Bangalore / Chennai / Hyderabad
Position ID: J1125-2283
Work Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full Time / Permanent
Qualification: Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Artificial Intelligence or a related field.

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative GenAI Solution Architect / Lead AI Engineer to design develop and optimize Generative AI applications and system architectures. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Python Azure Cloud services and LLM frameworks (such as vLLM). This role requires a strong foundation in system design performance optimization (throttling queuing refactoring) and the ability to architect scalable AI solutions that deliver real-world business impact.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Architecture & Design
. Design and implement end-to-end GenAI solutions using Azure OpenAI Services Azure Machine Learning and related Azure AI offerings.
. Create scalable and modular architectures for Generative AI systems integrating LLMs and prompt orchestration frameworks (e.g. LangChain Semantic Kernel).
. Define system design patterns and ensure alignment with performance reliability and security standards.
. Develop and maintain reference architectures and best practices for GenAI solution design and deployment.

2. Development & Implementation
. Build fine-tune and deploy LLM-based applications using frameworks such as vLLM Hugging Face Transformers or PyTorch.
. Implement throttling caching and queuing mechanisms to optimize performance and manage compute resource utilization.
. Lead code refactoring and optimization efforts to enhance efficiency maintainability and scalability.
. Integrate APIs data pipelines and vector databases (e.g. FAISS Pinecone Azure Cognitive Search) into GenAI workflows.

3. Collaboration & Mentorship
. Collaborate with data scientists cloud engineers and product teams to translate business problems into GenAI-driven solutions.
. Mentor junior developers on AI application design coding standards and architecture principles.
. Participate in code reviews solution walkthroughs and performance tuning sessions.

Required Skills & Experience:

1. Technical Expertise
. Strong proficiency in Python with hands-on experience in building and optimizing AI/ML pipelines.
. Experience with Azure Cloud Platform including services such as Azure OpenAI Azure Machine Learning Azure Functions and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
. Deep understanding of LLMs and inference optimization using vLLM DeepSpeed or similar frameworks.
. Expertise in throttling queuing systems and asynchronous processing architectures (Celery Kafka RabbitMQ Azure Service Bus etc.).
. Experience with code refactoring performance tuning and scalable software design principles.
. Familiarity with vector databases embedding models and prompt engineering.

2. Preferred Skills
. Experience with LangChain Semantic Kernel or similar orchestration frameworks.
. Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
. Understanding of MLOps CI/CD pipelines and monitoring for AI applications.
. Experience integrating multi-modal AI components (text image or speech) in GenAI systems.

Qualifications:
. Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Artificial Intelligence or a related field.
. Proven experience in designing and deploying AI solutions on Azure Cloud.

Other Skills
. Communication and Collaboration: Clearly explain complex AI concepts to diverse audiences including non-technical stakeholders. Work effectively with cross-functional teams like data scientists engineers and product managers to align on project goals.
. Leadership and Strategic Thinking: Guide and mentor project teams while translating business requirements into a coherent technical vision. Design scalable robust and cost-effective AI systems and architectures.
. Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking: Analyze complex challenges to devise innovative AI solutions. Critically evaluate AI outputs for accuracy relevance and potential issues and troubleshoot problems within the AI pipeline.
. Adaptability and Continuous Learning: Maintain a strong commitment to lifelong learning to stay current with the rapid evolution of AI technologies tools and best practices. Quickly adapt strategies and solutions as the field progresses.
. Ethical and Responsible AI: Champion ethical AI development by proactively identifying and mitigating biases in models and data. Prioritize data privacy security and the creation of transparent and fair AI systems.

CGI is an equal opportunity addition CGI is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

#LI-GB9

Skills:

• Linux
• SQLite

What you can expect from us:

Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.