Senior AI Architect

AltaML; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped Vacation

Make an Impact

Working with PhD and Master Level Coll

Competitive Benefits

Office as a Resource

Big Slack Energy

Job summary

AltaML is seeking a Senior AI Architect to lead design, deployment, and scaling of agentic AI solutions in production. You will partner with industry leaders, engineering teams, and executives to move initiatives from idea to measurable value while balancing technical excellence with commercial outcomes.

This hybrid role combines technical leadership with client-facing strategy; you will drive secure, auditable workflows, ensure ROI, and contribute to lifecycle growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in AI/ML, architecture, or technical strategy roles.
• Deep experience with agentic AI, RAG systems, orchestration, and tool integration.
• Experience supporting the deployment of AI systems into enterprise or regulated environments.
• Strong systems thinking and architectural judgment.
• Executive presence and ability to operate across technical and commercial domains.
• Bias toward production, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery with senior stakeholders to identify high-impact agentic use cases.
• Translate complex business problems into production-ready AI system designs.
• Architect secure, auditable agentic workflows (reasoning, tool use, data access, evaluation).
• Drive solutions from prototype to AltaForge production deployment (our internal agentic platform).
• Ensure all solutions align with AltaForge architecture for reusability and scale.
• Define and enforce evaluation standards to measure outcomes and value creation.
• Support account growth by ensuring successful delivery and lifecycle value realization.

Skills

AI/ML architecture

RAG systems

Orchestration

Tool integration

Enterprise deployment

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

About Us:

AltaML is an applied artificial intelligence company, building and deploying solutions for organizations where the problems are real and the stakes are high, across public sector, construction, energy, and finance. We believe in making small bets, failing fast, and being better together. We are on the lookout for creative problem-solvers, out-of-the-box thinkers who strive to solve big problems alongside clients, and early tech adopters driven to achieve success.

We don't hire for fit; we hire to add. We are looking for people who play by our core values of being: Agile, Gritty, Humble, and Happy. If you're passionate about AI/ML, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to work with a diverse team of wickedly smart people, we want to hear from you!

About the Role

As a Senior AI Architect, you are a principal-level technical and strategic leader responsible for designing, deploying, and scaling agentic AI solutions in production environments. You will move clients from idea → prototype → production → measurable value. This is a hybrid technical and commercial role. You are accountable for architecting sound, secure, and scalable agentic systems — while ensuring they deliver adoption, ROI, and lifecycle growth. You will partner closely with industry vertical leaders, engineering teams, and executive stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Lead discovery with senior stakeholders to identify high-impact agentic use cases
• Translate complex business problems into production-ready AI system designs
• Architect secure, auditable agentic workflows (reasoning, tool use, data access, evaluation)
• Drive solutions from prototype to AltaForge production deployment (our internal agentic platform)
• Ensure all solutions align with AltaForge architecture for reusability and scale
• Define and enforce evaluation standards to measure outcomes and value creation
• Support account growth by ensuring successful delivery and lifecycle value realization

What Success Looks Like

• 6–8 production deployments per year
• Strong time-to-value from concept to go-live
• High client satisfaction and measurable business impact
• High-quality evaluation datasets tied to real outcomes
• Contribution to recurring and licensing revenue growth

What You Bring

• 8+ years in AI/ML, architecture, or technical strategy roles
• Deep experience with agentic AI, RAG systems, orchestration, and tool integration
• Experience supporting the deployment of AI systems into enterprise or regulated environments
• Strong systems thinking and architectural judgment
• Executive presence and ability to operate across technical and commercial domains
• Bias toward production, accountability, and measurable outcomes

Responsible AI (RAI)

AltaML employees, contractors, and associates must be trained and well-versed in the importance of Responsible AI and empowered to enact RAI principles by developing and deploying AI solutions. They should also be empowered to raise and elevate RAI concerns as required. AltaML is responsible for elevating public discourse and awareness of AI through open, transparent communications with the broader public.

Equal Opportunities

AltaML is dedicated to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace as an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, encompassing ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, nationality, and educational backgrounds. If you are invited for an interview and require accommodations during the interview process, please don’t hesitate to let us know. AltaML acknowledges that its head office is located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

We Look for A-Players Who:

• Express our core values
• Are hungry for knowledge
• Want to learn new skills
• Are respectful
• Collaborate with others across the whole company
• Share knowledge with coworkers
• Educate and promote AI and ML concepts both internally and externally
• Have a high work ethic and are self-motivated

Our Perks

• Uncapped Vacation - For all full time, permanent employees. Seriously, take the time you need - when you need it.
• Make an Impact - Witness the impact your work contribution has on the success of our company.
• Working with PhD and Master Level Colleagues - Endless conversations around the latest in Machine Learning and Applied AI.
• Competitive Benefits - For all full time, permanent employees.
• Office as a Resource - Hybrid work environment with state-of-the-art office spaces that ignite collaboration.
• Big Slack Energy - IYKYK.

Our Culture

You will be working in a high-paced environment focused on creating unique AI solutions to problems across multiple industries to generate impactful value. You will be working at a company with employees who have multiple years of industrial and academic experience in data science, software engineering, product development, and machine learning fields. You will be able to experience a collaborative company culture, which means we believe in working hard, getting the job done, and enjoying the group social on Fridays. You’ll also get flexibility in where you work, what hours you work, how much vacation you take, and what you wear. We expect hard work but respect work/life balance.

Core Values

• Gritty - We are entrepreneurial, determined, and resilient, pushing through challenges to achieve our goals.
• Agile - We make decisions based on “little bets” creating a safe space to take risks. We embrace an interactive process, allowing ideas to fail quickly or be scaled iteratively. Together, we continuously refine and improve our approach to reach the desired outcome.
• Humble - We listen to data, embrace new ideas, admit limitations and take ownership to solve problems. We constantly push ourselves to improve and excel.
• Happy - We ignite passion and purpose by fostering a dynamic work environment. We encourage tap dancing to work, common sense over rules, empowering team members to find joy in their contributions, and being your authentic self.