Applied AI Lead - Production AI for Energy & OT (Calgary)

Sia; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and yearly raises/;

Healthcare incl. dental, vision, life,

RRSP contributions

Career development program

Learning & development platform

Education reimbursement

Global project exposure

Job summary

Sia seeks an Applied AI Lead to join the ETI practice in Calgary or Edmonton. You will build AI-enabled solutions inside client environments, bridging modern AI tooling with operational technology and legacy IT systems.

You will work with AI Transformation Managers to deliver production-grade implementations and scalable automation. You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to reusable code libraries, and help grow the ETI practice across energy, transportation, and industrial sectors.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience building and shipping software or AI/ML solutions, including production deployment.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI: LLMs, AI agents, copilots, RAG, or workflow automation.
• Proficiency in Python or other relevant languages and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience integrating AI with enterprise systems, data platforms, or OT environments.
• Ability to explain technical work to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and build AI agents and automation workflows inside client systems.
• Write production-quality code to move from pilot to scale deployment.
• Bridge business requirements with technical specs and delivery plans.
• Evaluate and select AI platforms for production use, considering legacy systems.
• Build reusable accelerators and mentor junior technical staff (ETI practice).

Skills

AI/ML development

Python

Cloud platforms

Client-facing delivery

OT integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or engineering

Tools

OpenAI

Anthropic Claude

LangChain

LlamaIndex

AWS Bedrock

Azure AI

Job description

Sia seeks an Applied AI Lead to join the ETI practice in Calgary or Edmonton. You will build AI-enabled solutions inside client environments, bridging modern AI tooling with operational technology and legacy IT systems.

You will work with AI Transformation Managers to deliver production-grade implementations and scalable automation. You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to reusable code libraries, and help grow the ETI practice across energy, transportation, and industrial sectors.