Technical Lead, Agentic AI Platforms (PL856)

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)