Job Description
Description
Our client, a leading Canadian banking institution, is seeking a Technical Lead, Agentic AI Platforms to help shape and scale the next generation of AI-enabled solutions across the enterprise.
This role will lead the technical direction of agentic AI initiatives, with a primary focus on solutions built on AWS and/or Azure. Working closely with business, technology, operations, and delivery teams, the successful candidate will drive architecture decisions, establish technical standards, and ensure AI solutions are secure, scalable, and production-ready.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone with strong expertise in cloud architecture, AI-enabled system design, enterprise integration, and technical delivery. The ideal candidate will be comfortable translating business challenges into practical technical solutions while guiding teams through implementation.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design and architecture of agentic AI solutions, including orchestration patterns, reasoning workflows, tool integrations, and human-in-the-loop controls.
Define architecture standards and engineering best practices for AI-enabled applications built on AWS and/or Azure.
Guide cloud-native solution design, including security, identity management, integrations, data access, and deployment practices.
Provide technical leadership to engineering teams and implementation partners throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Collaborate with business, product, technology, and operations stakeholders to identify and prioritize AI use cases.
Establish governance frameworks, technical guardrails, monitoring standards, and operational best practices for AI workloads.
Support the development of scalable, resilient, and reusable AI platforms and solutions.
Act as a trusted advisor on the practical application of agentic AI within a regulated enterprise environment.
Requirements
Significant experience in a Technical Lead, Solution Architect, or Engineering Leadership role within large enterprise environments.
Strong experience designing, building, and deploying solutions on AWS and/or Azure.
Hands-on experience with AI, GenAI, Agentic AI, intelligent automation, or related technologies.
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, APIs, integrations, authentication, security, and cloud-native design principles.
Experience leading technical teams and driving successful delivery across complex initiatives.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong problem-solving abilities and technical judgment.
Ability to quickly learn new business domains and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
Exposure to lending, servicing, workflow management, or operational process environments.
Experience with workflow orchestration, automation platforms, or AI-enabled operational solutions.
Experience establishing architecture standards, governance frameworks, and engineering best practices.
Familiarity with observability, incident management, production support, and platform operations.
Experience working with external vendors, implementation partners, and cross-functional enterprise teams.
Core Skills
Technical Leadership
Agentic AI / Generative AI
AWS and/or Azure Architecture
Enterprise Integration
Solution Architecture
Technical Delivery Leadership
Governance & Controls
Stakeholder Management
Communication & Influence
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days/week downtown Toronto)
