Applied AI Lead Calgary

Were looking for an Applied AI Lead to join Sias ETI (Energy & Transportation and Industrials) practice in either Calgary or Edmonton and help clients move AI automation and agent-based workflows from idea to working production systems.

This is a hands-on technical role. You will personally build prototype and ship AI-enabled solutions inside client environments often bridging modern AI tooling with the operational technology (OT) and legacy IT systems common in energy transportation and industrial settings. Youll partner closely with our AI Transformation Managers who own the business case and stakeholder relationships so you can focus on what you do best: building things that actually work in production not just in a demo.

Youll join a growing ETI technical team working day to day alongside AI Transformation Managers and Sias broader Data & AI colleagues on live client engagements.

What Youll Do

Build & Ship AI Solutions

• Design prototype and build AI agents copilots and automation workflows directly inside client systems

• Write production-quality code to move solutions from pilot to scaled deployment

• Integrate AI tooling with clients existing data platforms applications and where relevant operational technology (OT) environments

• Own technical delivery of assigned workstreams end to end including testing iteration and hand-off to client teams

Bridge Business and Technical Teams

• Partner with AI Transformation Managers to translate business requirements into technical specifications and delivery plans

• Work directly with client engineering data and IT/OT teams to understand system constraints and integration paths

• Translate technical trade-offs and constraints back into plain language for business stakeholders

Solve for Production Not Just Pilots

• Evaluate emerging AI platforms frameworks and tools for practical fit within client environments where legacy high-reliability or safety-critical systems are often the norm

• Build monitoring evaluation and guardrails so solutions perform reliably once in production

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues that arise during pilot and scale phases

Contribute to the Practice

• Build reusable technical accelerators code libraries and reference architectures for the ETI practice

• Mentor junior technical talent and contribute to technical hiring and practice development

• Share learnings across engagements to shorten build time on future projects

Qualifications :

Required

• 5-8 years of experience building and shipping software or AI/ML solutions including production deployment

• Hands-on experience building with Generative AI: LLMs AI agents copilots retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or workflow automation platforms; you should be able to speak to code youve written not just tools youve used

• Proficiency in Python or another relevant language plus experience with common AI/ML frameworks and at least one major cloud platform (AWS Azure or GCP)

• Experience integrating AI solutions with existing enterprise systems data platforms or industrial/OT environments

• Comfort working directly with client technical teams including engineers data teams and IT/OT staff

• Ability to explain technical work and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent hands-on experience

Preferred

• Experience serving clients in Energy & Utilities Transportation & Logistics Manufacturing or Industrial Products especially where OT/IT integration was part of the work

• Experience with AI platforms and frameworks such as OpenAI Anthropic Claude LangChain LlamaIndex AWS Bedrock or Azure AI

• Experience in a consulting or client-facing technical delivery role

• Familiarity with DevOps/MLOps practices such as CI/CD monitoring or model evaluation

Additional Information :

WHAT DO WE OFFER

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing team to serve some of the most exciting and highly respected companies in the world. You will have the opportunity to provide clients with pioneer mind-set thinking customized solutions and you will often have the satisfaction of seeing the impact of your work on their business. We are committed to a healthy work-life integration.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary with a clear and structured yearly salary increase and bonuses
• Healthcare that includes dental vision life insurance and RRSP contributions
• Career advocacy program that supports achieving personal development goals through coaching collaboration and real-time feedback
• Robust learning and development platform through the Sia Institute Working Groups and Training
• Reimbursement for continuing education and certifications
• Your team will consist of highly educated specialized and entrepreneurial consultants within a company which is a successful player in the global consulting market
• Working in an environment which creates opportunities to share knowledge and work together on international projects with colleagues all over the world

DEIB

Diversity equity inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are part of Sias DNA. Thanks to our expertise in several sectors and our international growth our teams include a variety of experiences and cultures. Were confident that promoting DEIB creates an environment in which everyone can reach their full potential.

Our global network brings together our people worldwide to facilitate local and global progress focused on the following areas:

• Gender equality (global Gender Equality Index score of 91/100 for FY19-20)
• LGBTQ
• Race & Ethnicity
• Working Parents
• Disabilities

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is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including hiring promotion remuneration or discipline are based solely on performance competence conduct or business needs.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including hiring promotion remuneration or discipline are based solely on performance competence conduct or business needs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1