Senior AI Solutions Architect

UNAVAILABLE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communications group in Canada is seeking a Senior AI/ML Solutions Architect to act as the technical authority for AI and machine learning capabilities. The role involves designing scalable, secure AI architectures and ensuring they align with business objectives. Candidates should have 8–12+ years in engineering or architecture, with a strong background in cloud technologies like AWS or Azure. The firm promotes diversity and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.

Benefits

Top-tier mental health benefits

Education sessions for employees

Training and scholarship programs

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in engineering or architecture.
• Strong background in cloud architecture including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Ability to influence technical direction while collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise AI/ML systems.
• Design scalable and secure architectures.
• Translate business needs into AI solutions.

Skills

GenAI

MLOps

Cloud architecture

API design

Agile delivery models

Event-driven architectures

Job description

Company Description

Publicis Groupe Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of Publicis Groupe, the second largest communications group in the world and a global leader concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Publicis Groupe Canada represents the vision of a set of collaborative and integrated agencies that offer expertise and insightful services to many of the biggest brands in North America.

Publicis Groupe Canada is committed to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion mandate which focuses on four pillars: Education, Talent Management, Outreach and Giving Back. Since the mandate's launch in 2020, they have made strong and continued growth in all their pillars including top-tier mental health benefits, regular education sessions for employees, six business resources groups for employees of various backgrounds and their allies and developing training and scholarships programs with POV and the Miami Ad School Canada. The Groupe also launched This Is The Job, an initiative designed to work with Canada's largest school boards to change the complexion of the marketing industry and inspire racialized teens and young adults to consider a career in the industry.

Canadian brands include: Publicis Canada (Publicis Canada, Hawkeye, Razorfish, Publicis Health, ThePubProductions, Nurun, Publicis Sports & Entertainment), Publicis Media (Starcom, Spark Foundry, Zenith), Leo Burnett (Leo Burnett Canada, Ove Brand Design, Leo Burnett Design), Saatchi & Saatchi (Saatchi & Saatchi Canada, Synergize, TPM),MSL Canada/North Strategic (North Strategic, MSL Canada, Notch Canada) and Publicis Sapient.

Job Description

We are seeking aSenior AI/ML Solutions Architect to serve as the senior technical authority for architecting and guiding the delivery of production-grade AI and machine learning capabilities across our enterprise AI platform.

This role is responsible for translating business and platform needs into scalable, secure, and observable AI system architectures, covering LLMs, agent-based systems, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), inference pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and MLOps.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that AI/ML solutions align with business objectives, technical requirements, and operational best practices.

Responsibilities

AI/ML Architecture & Design

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise AI/ML systems.

• Design scalable, modular, and secure architectures.

• Maintain architecture artifacts and standards.

• AI Engineering & Applied ML Systems

• Design production LLM, RAG, and agent systems.

• Guide teams through architectural reviews.

• MLOps, Observability & Operations

• Define CI/CD pipelines for AI systems.

• Establish monitoring and KPIs.

• Data, Governance & Safety

• Embed privacy, security, and compliance controls.

• Define AI safety guardrails.

• Integration & Platform Strategy

• Architect integrations and APIs.

• Stakeholder Collaboration

• Translate business needs into AI solutions.

• Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise standards, security requirements, and best practices.

Integration, Identity & Security

• Design solutions that integrate with internal and external systems using modern API‑first and event‑driven patterns.

• Collaborate with security and privacy stakeholders to ensure solutions meet authentication, authorization, data protection, and compliance requirements.

• Incorporate identity, access management, and data governance considerations into all architectural designs.

Cloud & Platform Strategy

• Inform architecture decisions across cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and platform services.

• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, and tools that support long‑term platform scalability and reliability.

• Balance innovation with operational stability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Stakeholder & Client Collaboration

• Translate business objectives into clear, actionable technical solutions.

• Communicate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Support client and internal leadership discussions by providing clear architectural options, trade‑offs, and recommendations.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in engineering or architecture.

• Experience with GenAI, RAG, agents, and MLOps.

• Strong cloud background.

• Proven experience designing and delivering complex, enterprise‑scale digital platforms.

• Strong background in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Deep understanding of API design, system integration patterns, and distributed systems.

• Experience working within Agile delivery models (Scrum, Kanban).

• Ability to influence technical direction while collaborating across cross‑functional teams.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical decisions and rationale.

• Experience with event‑driven architectures, microservices, and domain‑driven design.

Nice to Have

• Experience with identity, access management, or data‑centric platforms.

• Experience in regulated or privacy‑sensitive environments.

• Prior experience supporting multiple products or clients within a shared platform ecosystem.

Additional Information

Publicis Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of our community. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply. If you require a specific accommodation please contact Human Resources at 416-925-7733 or by email [e-mail]