Senior Ai Solutions Lead

Focus Systems is seeking an experienced
Senior AI Solutions Lead
to drive enterprise AI development, implementation, and digital transformation initiatives.
If you have strong hands-on experience developing AI solutions, building intelligent agents and chatbots, and integrating AI technologies into enterprise systems—this is an exciting opportunity to lead innovative AI initiatives from concept through production deployment.
Contract:
January 2027 – March 31, 2028
Potential Extensions:
Up to four (4) additional one-year renewal terms
Industry:
Energy / Enterprise Technology & AI Transformation
Role OverviewThe
Senior AI Solutions Lead
will lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI initiatives, from business discovery and solution architecture to development, production deployment, and ongoing support.
The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, and technical teams to develop scalable AI solutions, including intelligent agents, chatbots, enterprise integrations, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications.
Key Responsibilities
Lead AI initiatives from discovery, requirements gathering, and solution design through production deployment
Design and develop enterprise AI agents, chatbots, RAG solutions, and automated workflows
Build and integrate AI solutions using Azure AI services, APIs, SDKs, and MCP tools
Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and security teams on solution delivery
Define AI testing, quality evaluation, and acceptance criteria
Monitor production AI solutions for performance, reliability, quality, and cost optimization
Measure business outcomes and support continuous improvement
Maintain technical documentation, knowledge transfer, and operational handover
Mandatory Qualifications
Minimum five (5) years of experience delivering software solutions
Minimum two (2) years of experience developing AI solutions
Required Skills & Experience
Strong hands-on software development experience with
Python and C# .NET
Experience developing and deploying AI solutions using
Azure Foundry
or comparable AI platforms
Experience building AI agents and chatbots, including tool calling, workflow orchestration, and enterprise API integration
Knowledge of
RAG, embeddings, vector databases/indexes, and enterprise information retrieval
Experience integrating AI services through APIs and SDKs, including authentication, permissions, and error handling
Experience with AI quality evaluation, automated testing, Git, and CI/CD practices
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, or equivalent
Strong stakeholder engagement, solution architecture, and problem-solving capabilities
Preferred Experience & Assets
Bachelor's degree or technical diploma in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related discipline
Experience with
ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, and Databricks
Experience independently leading AI initiatives from discovery through implementation and benefits realization
Experience supporting production AI solutions, including monitoring, reliability, and usage cost management
Experience evaluating business value and measuring realized outcomes
Previous North American work experience considered an asset
Application DeadlinePlease complete your initial application by
November 20
at
11:00 PM CST. Only candidates selected to proceed to the next stage will be contacted and invited to complete their application package.
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