Position Description:

This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our downtown Toronto office (250 Yonge office Toronto) at a minimum 4 days per week - subject to change at any time. 

Role Overview:

We are building a strategic AI Development Practice and seeking a Senior AI Lead with strong technical expertise and a visionary mindset. This role involves designing and delivering Agentic AI solutions using Microsoft AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, and Azure OpenAI, while ensuring performance optimization and scalability for banking and financial services use cases.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

-> Lead AI Solution Development: Architect and implement advanced AI applications leveraging Microsoft AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI.
-> Agentic AI Expertise: Design and deploy agent-based AI systems for complex workflows and decision-making.
-> RAG-based Applications: Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation solutions integrated with Azure AI Search for high-accuracy responses.
-> Performance Optimization:
o Manage model parameters, token limits, and temperature settings for optimal performance.
o Implement caching strategies to ensure strong hit rates and low latency.
-> Strategic Planning: Define AI roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and deliver both tactical and strategic solutions.
-> Data Management: Oversee data collection, cleansing, and preparation for banking and financial domain-specific use cases.
-> Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams to align AI solutions with business objectives.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

-> Experience:
o 2–4 years of hands-on experience in AI-driven application development.
o Proven expertise in Microsoft AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, and Azure OpenAI.
-> Technical Expertise:
o Deep understanding of LLM parameters, token optimization, temperature tuning, and caching mechanisms.
o Proficiency in Python, Azure AI SDKs, and modern AI frameworks.
-> Domain Knowledge:
o Strong understanding of banking and financial services use cases.
-> Soft Skills:
o Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and execution skills, great leadership skills.
o Have experience in working on response building for RFP, Proposal writing, presales support and great presentation skills.
-> Education:
o Basic Masters degree in Computer science and/or Statistics.
o Advanced degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related fields preferred.


**CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $80,000–$130,000. This role is an existing vacancy.**
 
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