AI Architect

Location: Ottawa, ON, Hybrid, with remote flexibility for the right candidate
Language: English, strong written and spoken communication required. Bilingual English/French is an asset.
Duration: 6-month contract

About the Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on Innovation & AI Solution Architect to turn promising ideas into secure, scalable AI solutions within a Microsoft-first environment. You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of innovation initiatives, translating business requirements into practical AI agents, prototypes, and production-ready solutions.

Working closely with business analysts, subject matter experts, and digital teams within a national organization, you’ll combine architecture with hands-on building. Your work will help teams responsibly adopt AI while maintaining Canadian data residency, strong governance, and security by default.

What’s In It for You
You’ll have the opportunity to work at the forefront of enterprise AI, tackling varied use cases while gaining exposure to Microsoft’s evolving AI ecosystem. This is a collaborative environment where you can bring ideas forward, build reusable solutions, coach others, and see your technical work move from concept through validation and handoff.

Your Responsibilities
• You’ll design end-to-end AI architectures using patterns such as single-agent, multi-agent, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and workflow automation.
• You’ll build and test conversational and agentic solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, and Microsoft Agent Framework.
• You’ll apply prompt engineering, grounding, guardrails, Model Context Protocol (MCP), connectors, and multi-agent orchestration.
• You’ll develop RAG pipelines, integrations, proof-of-concept environments, and reusable agent and prompt components.
• You’ll establish evaluation and monitoring approaches covering accuracy, safety, traceability, cost, and latency.
• You’ll embed responsible AI, privacy, Canadian data residency, identity, governance, and security controls into solution designs.
• You’ll provide technical documentation, coaching, knowledge transfer, and support for successful handoffs.

Skills and Qualifications
• Strong progressive experience in AI engineering, solution architecture, or a closely related technical discipline, with hands-on enterprise AI delivery experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry expertise, including Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search.
• Strong experience with RAG, prompt engineering, agent development, workflow and multi-agent orchestration, MCP, and Semantic Kernel or Microsoft Agent Framework.
• Experience with Power Platform, including Power Automate, Power Apps, Dataverse, SharePoint, and system connectors.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Purview, Defender, Azure AI Content Safety, and Presidio, with a strong responsible-AI and security mindset.
• Experience with Azure AI Search, PostgreSQL/pgvector, Redis, data preparation, integrations, evaluation, and observability.
• Strong communication, documentation, coaching, and stakeholder collaboration skills. Relevant Microsoft AI or Azure certifications and bilingual English/French capabilities are assets.

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.