[Remote] AI Architect - Canada (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Info-Tech Research Group delivers impartial IT research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic decisions. The AI Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for designing and scaling AI solutions across the enterprise, providing architectural direction for machine learning and intelligent automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise AI architecture blueprint and reference models
• Evaluate and select AI platforms, frameworks, vector databases, LLMs, and tooling for application integration
• Provide architectural leadership for generative AI and agentic workflows in products and internal applications
• Establish patterns for retrieval augmented generation (RAG), model orchestration, and evaluation pipelines
• Partner with Data & Analytics to design end to end data flows that support AI workloads, including ingestion, transformation, storage, and retrieval patterns that ensure accuracy and performance
• Ensure AI solutions integrate cleanly with enterprise data ecosystems by defining standards for metadata, lineage, governance, and interoperability across operational systems, data pipelines, and analytical platforms
• Lead end-to-end architecture for AI powered features, including model integration, API design, data flows, and security controls
• Work with development teams to ensure AI components are modular, scalable, and resilient
• Guide teams in fine tuning, prompt engineering, model optimization, and inference best practices
• Oversee architectural reviews and provide hands-on technical support during implementation
• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to ensure AI systems follow responsible AI principles and risk controls
• Define processes for model monitoring, safety evaluations, versioning, data lineage, and auditability
• Ensure adherence to data privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory standards
• Advise the CIO, CTO, and senior leadership on emerging AI technologies and strategic opportunities
• Mentor developers and technical leads to build organizational capability in AI engineering
• Work cross-functionally with product management to translate business needs into AI architectural patterns
• Represent the Application Development team in AI governance and enterprise architecture forums
• Interface and knowledge share with domain experts in Research and Advisory groups
• Define performance benchmarks, cost optimization strategies, and operational metrics for AI services
• Establish standards for observability, logging, testing, and ongoing evaluation of AI models
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying technical debt and architectural refinements

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
• 8+ years in software engineering or application architecture roles with at least two plus years focused on AI or machine learning
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based AI platforms such as Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, or Google Vertex AI
• Experience deploying LLM based solutions at scale
• Strong background in APIs, and enterprise application design
• Deep understanding of AI and ML concepts including LLMs, embeddings, vector search, supervised and unsupervised learning, and model lifecycle management
• Proficiency with Python and one or more application development languages such as Ruby on Rails, C#, or Java
• Experience with model orchestration frameworks, prompt engineering, and evaluation techniques
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
• Strong understanding of security, privacy, and responsible AI principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Commitment to considering user needs and perspectives when designing systems
• Strong leadership presence and the ability to influence without authority
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on delivering business value
• High degree of curiosity, innovation, and a desire to stay current with rapid advancements in AI
• Master's degree or beyond preferred
• Bilingual proficiency in French, Spanish or German is nice-to-have to support our diverse client base across North America and globally

Company Overview

• ITRG is one of the world's fastest growing research & advisory firms, serving over 30,000 IT, HR & Marketing professionals around the globe It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in London, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.infotech.com/.

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