Senior Solution Architect
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Job Summary
The opportunity
As the Senior Solution ArchitectApplied Intelligencethe incumbent will play a vital role in designing and architecting AI incumbent will lead the technical implementation of the AI engineering strategy translating the roadmap defined by leadership into scalable secure and resilient AI architectures and platforms. This role will be responsible for buildingsystems that are used enterprise wide and also systems specific to business units.
Who youll work with
The incumbent willreport tothe Senior Manager Applied Intelligence and be the technical lead for a team of highly skilled engineers. They will alsobe responsible foroverseeing relationships with key vendors and partners managing services processes and KPIs to ensureoptimallevels of quality and will work with different business teams and stakeholders across the organization.
What youll do
Design and implementagentic systemsthat are not only highly scalable but also secure and responsive.
Lead the design and implementation of internal AI systems and platforms suchas Teachers AI Platform and the Knowledge Management Platform
Lead technical discovery sessionsand present architecture recommendations.
Accountable for system resilience and stability of AI platforms including uptime targets and automated testing coverage. Contributes to broader team KPIs including platform adoption and delivery lead time.
Responsible for ensuring all AI platform implementations adhere to Ontario Teachers AI governance principles including privacy security and compliance requirements. Works in conjunction with the AIRA process to assess and mitigate AI related risks in technical designs and implementations
Collaboratewith different business users business technologygroups and product ownersinenabling AI capabilities
Mentorthejunior engineersand help develop their technical capabilities
Collaborate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment security and availability
Stay abreast of the latest AI trends and technologies to ensure the organizationremainsat the forefront of AI innovation.
Engages all relevant stakeholders and secures the requisite sign-offs.
Expected to monitor and report progress with minimal direct supervision
Fosters a positive progressive team-based attitude
Develops a recognized technical profile to benefit department on delivery of service
Mentors and coaches junior technical staff and managed services staff
Works with management to review status of projects performance targets strategies and operations
Accountable for representing Applied Intelligence in the role of technical lead in a project setting providing direction to Full Time Contract and Vendor staff
Raises cross functional technical issues proactively and constructively
Partners with architects and engineering team members to provide end to end technical oversight for project solutions as necessary
Provide technical leadership to a team of full-time individual contributors contract and third-party service providers to execute the mandate of the team
Provides timely and constructive feedback to improve performance.
Works under the direction of Sr. Manager Applied Intelligence
Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy in the areas of software design analysis tools approaches outputs and methods
Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes
Decides how to balance the technical design choices between short term and long-term impact taking into consideration the cost (dollars and resources) project schedules business value and resource availability
Makes technical design decisions and raises non-standard designs architecture and patterns for review with system design and architecture groups
Decides when to escalate technical project and resource risks
Prioritizes work to be performed by other teams related to design and build activities.
What youll need
Expert software engineering skills especially working in the cloud (Azure)
Bachelors degree in computer science IT or relevant experience
Minimum 10 years in building and maintaining highly scalable systems in the cloud
At least 5 years in a lead engineering role in a technology or a financial organization
Strong knowledge about AI concepts such as RAG fine tuning building agents MCPVector Databasesetc.
Practical experience building Agents integrating with MCPs securely and building RAG models isrequired.
Experience working with the A2A specification is an asset.
Experience building enterprise grade web applications
Extensive experience in delivering fast and often using proper CI/CD principles and writing automated tests
Experience with implementing three- and five-year plans to aligned technology selection with TCO and ROI objectives
Expertknowledgeof PythonKubernetes (AKS)WebFrameworks like Angularand React andgRPC.
Strongexpertisewith cloud (Azure)development data lakeconcepts SnowflakeDatabricks AI Foundry andmlOps.
Expert knowledge of AuthN and AuthZ concepts
Excellent in critical thinking and problem-solving skills planning and organizing and organizational change disciplines
Excellent capability to manage deliverables influence make recommendations facilitate decisions lead technical staff and organize work as it relates to the management level within Teachers
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What were offering
Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development
Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage
Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan
The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program
A flexible work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
Competitive time off
Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year
Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis
At Ontario Teachers diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create reflect and embrace diversity of thought background and experience. Through our Diversity Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion check out Life at Teachers.
How to apply
Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.
Accommodations are available upon request () for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.
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