AI Technical Lead

Wepoint; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 3 weeks

Group insurance

RRSP contributions

Remote/Hybrid/On-site flexibility

IT equipment budget

Career development

Job summary

Wepoint in Ottawa is seeking an AI Technical Lead to guide the team in adopting AI, designing AI-enabled solutions, and integrating with Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure.

You will prototype new AI capabilities, evaluate emerging technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure robust, scalable software delivery while fostering best practices and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional experience in software development, solutions architecture, or technical leadership in an enterprise environment.
• Two or more years of experience designing or integrating AI capabilities or generative AI within software applications or engineering processes.
• Three or more years of cloud or cloud-native technologies with Microsoft-related tools such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, or related tech.
• Experience designing or integrating solutions using REST APIs, SDKs, cloud services, or other application integration technologies.
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum development team with technical leadership, knowledge transfer, or mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert in AI to support adoption and identify practical improvements across software development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Design and develop AI-enabled solutions and integrations with Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, and APIs.
• Prototype and evaluate emerging AI technologies and apply them to real use cases for the Scrum team.
• Explore generative AI, AI agents, and AI-assisted development tools within engineering workflows.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure AI solutions integrate effectively.

Skills

AI leadership

Agile / Scrum

REST APIs

Cloud platforms

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Azure

Power Platform

Dynamics 365

Job description

Company Description

Wepoint is the architect of major transformations for businesses and public sector organizations.

We support our clients from strategy through technological implementation, always striving to think beyond the obvious and to act within the framework of Economic, Social, Environmental, and Technological Responsibility (RESET). Our goal is to create new ways of working, new economic models, and smarter environments.

In nearly 20 years, we have become one of the key players in digital transformation, employing 3,500 people across Europe, Tunisia, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region.

What We Are Looking For

COURAGE – AUTHENTICITY – OPENNESS – COMMITMENT – ELEGANCE

Do these words resonate with you? They are our company values.

At Wepoint, we are looking for committed talents who are ready to share their expertise within open and collaborative teams, and who are not afraid to take initiative. We also value people who are able to challenge themselves and continuously improve.

At the heart of relationships at Wepoint are authenticity and the constant pursuit of excellence for our clients — this is what we expect from our future colleagues.

Job Description

We are looking for an AI Technical Lead to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support the team’s adoption of AI and identify practical ways to improve 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 and solutions for the Scrum team;
• Explore the use of generative AI, AI agents, and AI-assisted development tools within software engineering workflows;
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve software testing and quality engineering, including test design, test automation, defect analysis, and other engineering activities;
• Explore opportunities to improve DevOps and software deployment processes through AI-assisted automation;
• Establish reusable technical approaches, patterns, and components to enable successful experiments to be adopted consistently across applications;
• Collaborate with developers, testers, architects, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure AI solutions integrate effectively with existing applications and engineering practices;
• Support the assessment of AI solutions from architectural, security, privacy, reliability, and maintainability perspectives before they are introduced into production;
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to the Scrum team to develop and strengthen its AI capabilities;
• Monitor developments in AI and recommend relevant technologies that could enhance applications and software delivery processes;
• Perform any other related activities or deliverables, as required.

Salary range: $100,000 - $135,000 (depending on experience, flexible)

Qualifications

• Diplôme universitaire ou diplôme d’études collégiales en informatique, en génie logiciel, en technologies de l’information ou en ingénierie;
• Formation professionnelle ou certification dans un ou plusieurs domaines pertinents, notamment Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, l’intelligence artificielle (IA), l’architecture infonuagique ou le développement logiciel;
• Un minimum de cinq (5) années d’expérience professionnelle récente et démontrée en développement logiciel, en architecture de solutions ou en leadership technique dans un environnement de développement d’applications d’entreprise;
• Un minimum de deux (2) années d’expérience professionnelle récente et démontrée dans la conception, le développement, le prototypage, l’évaluation ou l’intégration de capacités d’intelligence artificielle ou d’IA générative au sein d’applications ou de processus d’ingénierie logicielle;
• Un minimum de trois (3) années d’expérience professionnelle récente et démontrée avec les technologies infonuagiques ou applicatives de Microsoft, notamment Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform ou d’autres technologies de développement Microsoft connexes;
• Expérience démontrée dans la conception ou l’intégration de solutions utilisant des API REST, des SDK, des services infonuagiques ou d’autres technologies d’intégration d’applications;
• Expérience démontrée au sein d’une équipe multidisciplinaire de développement logiciel travaillant en mode Agile/Scrum, ainsi qu’en leadership technique, en expertise spécialisée ou en transfert de connaissances auprès de développeur(ses), testeur(ses), architectes, responsables de produit ou autres parties prenantes techniques;
• Expérience démontrée dans l’utilisation de l’automatisation, d’outils basés sur l’IA ou de technologies émergentes afin d’améliorer au moins deux (2) domaines du cycle de vie du développement logiciel, comme le développement logiciel, les tests, l’ingénierie de la qualité, le DevOps, le déploiement, le soutien applicatif ou la surveillance opérationnelle;
• Doit être admissible à l’obtention de l’habilitation suivante : Cote de fiabilité (nécessite un minimum de cinq (5) années d’antécédents personnels vérifiables);
• Excellente communication en anglais. L’anglais est requis, le poste étant basé à Ottawa.

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Wepoint Benefits

• Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation starting from the first year;
• Comprehensive group insurance with a generous employer contribution;
• Employer contribution to a group RRSP;
• Full remote work flexibility: Hybrid, Remote, or On-site;
• A warm, bright, and welcoming office offering fresh fruit, coffee, beverages, occasional meals, etc.;
• Annual IT equipment budget;
• A balanced work environment with flexible working hours;
• Career development: training and certifications, online or in-person learning, Wepoint Academy, etc.;
• An international community of experts ready to share their knowledge;
• A company culture focused on individuals’ needs and their belonging to a strong community.

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