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We love to innovate, embrace big challenges, and live for the newest technology\nSummary\nThe Technology Services Applied AI team is a forward-deployed engineering team that embeds across Bell to build, ship, and integrate classical ML, AI agents, and automation into existing enterprise systems.\nAs a Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer, you will own engagements end-to-end: scoping the problem, choosing the right approach across automation, classical ML, and GenAI/agents, and taking solutions from rapid prototype to production-grade agentic workflows (such as multi-agent systems and Model Context Protocol servers) that deliver measurable ROI. Along the way, you will mentor a paired early-career engineer.\nKey Responsibilities\nScope the problem with business partners and decide how to solve it: the right approach across rules, automation, classical ML, and GenAI/agents, and where the solution should live across the systems landscape.\nPartner with stakeholders to produce solutions with high adoption rates and scalability for ease of growth and reusability across business domains.\nEmbed into cross-unit squads and lead application builds, owning each engagement end-to-end.\nDesign, build, and ship production-grade AI agents and automation, integrating with existing enterprise systems and platforms (e.g., Google Cloud, Amazon Bedrock, Salesforce, ServiceNow).\nMentor and pair with an early-career engineer on the engagement.\nDepending on experience, own the team's evaluation standards and quality bar.\nCritical Qualifications\n4-7 years in software engineering, including 2 to 3 years hands-on with GenAI/agents.\nExperience designing and deploying AI systems on a major cloud platform (e.g., Google Cloud).\nProduction experience building and iterating upon agentic applications and the capabilities that power them: agent skills and tools, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and multi-agent workflows, taken from prototype to production.\nExperience building data pipelines over structured and unstructured data, using vector databases and retrieval-augmented (RAG) architectures for enterprise AI.\nStrong software engineering foundation, including Python, APIs, and integration with production enterprise systems.\nA habit of staying current with fast-moving LLM and agent capabilities, patterns, and tooling.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience automating on enterprise platforms (Google Cloud, Amazon Bedrock) and familiarity with our key experience platforms (Google, Salesforce, ServiceNow).\nOpen-source contributions or published work in the agent or LLM space.\nProven record shipping AI products with measurable financial outcomes (e.g., cost reductions, productivity gains, etc.)\nExperience setting up evaluation and observability for agentic systems.\nPrior client-facing, consulting, or forward-deployed delivery experience.\nExposure to MLOps/LLMOps for deploying and monitoring in production.\nAdequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.\nAdditional Information:\nPosition Type: Management\nJob Status: Regular - Full Time\nJob Location: Canada : Ontario : Toronto\nWork Arrangement: Hybrid\nApplication Deadline: 10/09/2026\nFor work arrangements that are ‘Hybrid’, successful candidates must be based in Canada and report to a set Bell office for a minimum of 3 days a week. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, Bell offers flexibility in work hours based on the business needs.\nPlease apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted.\nWe know that caring for our team members is at the heart of a healthy, positive and thriving workplace. As part of our team, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits to support the well-being of you and your family. As soon as you join us, you'll be eligible for medical, dental, vision and mental health benefits that you can tailor to your specific needs. Plus, as a Bell team member, you'll enjoy a 35% discount on our services and access exclusive offers from our partners.\nAt Bell, we are proud of our focus on fostering an inclusive and accessible workplace where all team members feel valued, respected, supported, and that they belong.\nBell is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise. We also want to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to join our team. We encourage individuals who may require accommodations during the hiring process to let us know. For a confidential inquiry, email your recruiter or  to make arrangements. If you have questions or feedback regarding accessibility at Bell, we invite you to complete the Accessibility feedback form or visit our Accessibility page for other ways to contact us.\nArtificial intelligence may be used to assess parts of your application. 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