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Solution Architect, Artificial Intelligence

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Toronto, Canada or Montréal, CanadaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end architectures for AI and generative AI solutions, including intelligent agents, digital assistants, automation, and advanced analytics use cases.
  • Define and evolve AI architecture patterns covering RAG, vector search, agent orchestration, API integration, tool calling, context management, and fallback strategies.
  • Translate business needs into secure, scalable, maintainable technical solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, data principles, and operational requirements.
  • Evaluate and recommend platforms, models, cloud services, orchestration frameworks, vector databases, and technology components based on value, risk, performance, cost, and sustainability.
  • Collaborate with business, data, cybersecurity, infrastructure, development, product, compliance, and operations teams.
  • Define non-functional requirements covering security, privacy, performance, latency, resilience, traceability, observability, availability, and cost optimization.
  • Guide MLOps and LLMOps practices, including model and prompt versioning, CI/CD pipelines, continuous evaluation, production monitoring, quality metrics, and feedback mechanisms.
  • Participate in proofs of concept, prototypes, and MVPs to validate feasibility, value, risks, and scalability.
  • Maintain architecture documentation, technical decisions, solution diagrams, standards, guidelines, and architecture review deliverables.
  • Advise business and IT stakeholders and communicate complex AI concepts to support practical and responsible decisions.

Requirements

  • Expertise in solution architecture, software architecture, data architecture, or cloud architecture within complex enterprise environments.
  • Experience designing and deploying artificial intelligence, machine learning, or generative AI solutions for business needs.
  • Strong expertise with Large Language Models, RAG architectures, vector search, intelligent agents, and API-based model integration.
  • Collaborative leadership, influence, and communication skills with broad stakeholder groups.
  • Typically seven or more years of information technology experience, including several years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
  • Advanced English proficiency for collaboration, presentations, committees, vendor interactions, and work with English-speaking stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with flexibility and access to innovative workspaces.
  • Flexible group insurance plan, competitive pension plan, employee share purchase plan, vacation program, wellness days, and personal development days.
  • Telemedicine services, Employee and Family Assistance Program, and ergonomic equipment program.
  • Performance bonus and discounts on iA products.
  • Locations include Quebec City, Montreal, and Toronto; posting closes November 10, 2026.

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Solutions Engineering
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About Ia

1,001-5,000 employees

iA is a Swiss software studio best known for iA Writer and iA Presenter—focused writing and Markdown-based presentation apps for macOS, iOS, Windows, and Android. Founded in 2005 by Oliver Reichenstein and headquartered in Zurich with a presence in Tokyo, it sells its products via paid licenses and subscriptions through app stores and direct sales. The company also undertakes typographic and interface design work for publishers and digital products.

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