Enterprise AI Delivery Lead: Generative & Agentic Systems

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 520,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian Group seeks an AI Engineering Lead to drive enterprise AI transformation for a leading banking client in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee AI delivery pods, set technical strategy, and govern engineering standards across architecture, platform integration, and governance.

The role requires hands-on leadership in AI architecture, agent engineering, MLOps, and scalable AI systems, with a focus on responsible AI and security controls across enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• 8+ years leading engineering teams delivering AI, ML, or data-driven solutions.
• Minimum 3 years building production-grade Generative AI and Agentic AI applications.
• Strong expertise in AI Engineering Leadership, Agent Architecture, Generative AI, AI Platform Engineering, Enterprise AI Delivery, AI Governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI engineering teams delivering enterprise AI solutions.
• Define technical roadmaps, release plans, and delivery strategies.
• Manage multiple AI delivery pods and cross-functional teams.
• Drive adoption of AI engineering best practices and standards.

Skills

AI Engineering Leadership

Agent Architecture

Generative AI

AI Platform Engineering

Enterprise AI Delivery

AI Governance

Python

FastAPI

TypeScript

Java

Azure OpenAI

GraphRAG

Hybrid Search

Document AI

Intelligent Automation

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

GitHub Actions

DevSecOps Pipelines

AI Evaluation Frameworks

AI Red Teaming

Responsible AI

AI Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

OpenAI Agent Frameworks

Microsoft Agent Framework

MCP & A2A Protocols

Job description

Halian Group seeks an AI Engineering Lead to drive enterprise AI transformation for a leading banking client in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee AI delivery pods, set technical strategy, and govern engineering standards across architecture, platform integration, and governance.

The role requires hands-on leadership in AI architecture, agent engineering, MLOps, and scalable AI systems, with a focus on responsible AI and security controls across enterprise environments.