AI Technical Lead

AI Technical Lead Location: Fully remote (Canada) Type: Full-time contract, 37.5 hrs/week Duration: 12-month initial term, starting January 4, 2027 (12-month optional extension) Language: English Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain Government of Canada Reliability Status Overview: A federal financial institution requires an AI Technical Lead to support its Scrum team’s adoption of AI across software development, testing, deployment, and application support. The role includes designing AI-enabled solutions that complement applications built on Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, and API-based architectures. Key Responsibilities: Provide subject matter expertise to support the team’s adoption of AI, identifying practical ways to enhance software development, testing, deployment, and ongoing application support Design and develop AI-enabled solutions and integrations, including capabilities that complement applications built using Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, and API-based architectures Prototype and evaluate emerging AI technologies, and apply promising developments to practical use cases for the Scrum team Explore the use of generative AI, AI agents, and AI-assisted development tools within software engineering workflows Identify opportunities to apply AI to software testing and quality engineering, including test design, test automation, and defect analysis Explore opportunities to improve DevOps and deployment processes through AI-assisted automation Establish reusable technical approaches, patterns, and components so successful experiments can be adopted consistently across applications Collaborate with developers, testers, architects, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure AI solutions integrate with existing applications and engineering practices Support the assessment of AI solutions from architectural, security, privacy, reliability, and maintainability perspectives before production Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to the Scrum team to build its AI capabilities Monitor developments in AI and recommend relevant technologies to enhance applications and software delivery Related activities and deliverables, as required Required Qualifications: Degree/diploma in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or engineering Professional training or certification in a relevant area, such as Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, AI, cloud architecture, or software development 5+ years of recent experience in software development, solution architecture, or technical leadership in an enterprise application development environment 2+ years of recent experience designing, developing, prototyping, evaluating, or integrating AI or generative AI capabilities into applications or software engineering processes 3+ years of recent experience with Microsoft cloud or application technologies (Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, or related Microsoft development technologies) Experience designing or integrating solutions using REST APIs, SDKs, cloud services, or other integration technologies Experience in a multidisciplinary Agile/Scrum team, providing technical leadership, subject matter expertise, or knowledge transfer Experience applying automation, AI-enabled tools, or emerging technologies to improve at least two areas of the software development lifecycle (development, testing, quality engineering, DevOps, deployment, application support, or operational monitoring) This posting is for a public sector assignment. Compensation will be determined through the competitive bidding process and will be within the approved rate structure for this assignment.