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Information Technology - Principal Platform Engineer, Enterprise AI Enablement
Aritzia · Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, BC, CanadaOnsite
Remuneration
Not specified
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Aritzia is seeking a Principal AI Platform Engineer to architect and oversee the foundational infrastructure for the company's AI evolution. This role involves designing the strategic roadmap for the enterprise AI platform, leading the engineering of critical platforms, and managing a network of technology vendors and partners. The Principal Engineer will also perform feasibility studies on emerging AI trends and collaborate with experts to accelerate practical AI adoption.
Benefits
Product DiscountBaby Leave ProgramA-OK Commissary & CafeThe SETAritzia Virtual WellnessAspirational WorkplacePrivate parent’s roomShower facilitiesBike roomsDry-cleaningHotel and restaurant discountsSelf-care promosOn-site medical care
Qualifications
- Proven skills, education, and/or applicable certifications.
- Deep architectural expertise in enterprise cloud AI ecosystems (e.g., Azure AI Studio, AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI) to build and provision scalable developer environments and agentic orchestration frameworks.
- Experience with AI guardrails engineering, model observability, and drift detection, and establishing autonomy limits and action authorization controls for agentic systems.
- Experience with cognitive search, RAG, multi-modal visual embeddings, and enterprise data architecture.
- Experience with vector databases and data orchestration.
- Experience with application integration and embedded AI architecture.
- Experience with technical vendor evaluation and AI strategy.
- Commitment to learn, apply, champion and enrich Aritzia's Values and Business and People Leadership principles.
- Ability to collaborate strategically with cross-functional partners in the pursuit of shared business outcomes.
- Ability to set clear objectives and design a strategy that inspires the team.
- Dedication to quality and investing in results and new business opportunities that add value.
Responsibilities
- Design and own the strategic roadmap for the enterprise AI platform, establishing the core technical architecture that powers Aritzia’s AI capabilities.
- Lead the engineering of critical platforms, including robust development platforms, that empower the organization.
- Build and manage a network of world-class technology vendors and partners, ensuring the AI platform ecosystem is innovative, scalable, and aligned with strategic business goals.
- Perform feasibility studies on emerging AI trends and collaborate with internal/external tech experts to accelerate advanced, practical adoption.
Skills
AWSAzureGCP
Relocation
No