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Iris Software Inc.

Sr AI Engineer

Hybrid

Toronto, Canada

Senior

Freelance

18-03-2026

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Skills

Python NoSQL CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Architecture Software Architecture Machine Learning PyTorch Scikit-Learn Databases Azure AWS cloud platforms GCP Langchain CI/CD Pipelines BPM Microservices

Job Specifications

Iris's client, one of the Top 5 Bank in Canada is looking to hire a Senior AI Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity.

Our client is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000 employees worldwide. Bank is serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services.

Job Title: Sr AI Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 4 Days onsite/week)

Long Term contract

Required Experience:

Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in software architecture, application, development, systems engineering, and infrastructure design.
Strong preference for investment banking or capital markets technology background, particularly with exposure to system integrations with client-facing portal architectures.
Demonstrated expertise in distributed systems design, microservices architecture, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), API design, relational and NoSQL databases, and enterprise integration patterns.
AI and machine learning engineering skills including experience with ML model development, deployment, and monitoring in production environments.
Proficiency in AI frameworks and libraries (Python, PyTorch, scikit-learn) and experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise applications.
Experience designing scalable data pipelines and data architectures to support AI/ML workloads.
Experience on RAG, LLM, Agentic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, MCP based implementations.

Accountability:

Define technical architecture, solution design patterns, and system integration approache.
Ensure architectural decisions align with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and performance objectives.
Validate that implemented solutions meet non-functional requirements including scalability, availability, security, and disaster recovery.

Responsibility:

Conduct requirements analysis and technical feasibility assessments.
Design cloud-native and on-premise architectures.
Define API standards and microservices patterns.
Establish CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies.
Perform code reviews and architectural governance.
Design data models and database architectures.
Implement security frameworks and compliance controls.
Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to optimize system performance and reliability.

About Iris Software Inc.

With 4,000+ associates and offices in India, U.S.A. and Canada, Iris Software delivers technology services and solutions that help clients complete fast, far-reaching digital transformations and achieve their business goals. A strategic partner to Fortune 500 and other top companies in financial services and many other industries, Iris provides a value-driven approach - a unique blend of highly-skilled specialists, software engineering expertise, cutting-edge technology, and flexible engagement models. High customer satisfaction has translated into long-standing relationships and preferred-partner status with many of our clients, who rely on our 30+ years of technical and domain expertise to future-proof their enterprises. Associates of Iris work on mission-critical applications supported by a workplace culture that has won numerous awards in the last few years, including Certified Great Place to Work in India; Top 25 GPW in IT & IT-BPM; Ambition Box Best Place to Work, #3 in IT/ITES; and Top Workplace NJ-USA.

About the Company

Iris Software has been a trusted software engineering partner to several Fortune 500 companies for over three decades. We help clients realize the full potential of technology-enabled transformation by bringing together a unique blend of domain knowledge, best-of-breed technologies, and experience executing essential and critical application development engagements. Our highly-experienced talent and rightsized teams help develop core, complex, and mission-critical applications and solutions for leading enterprises across Ca... Know more