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Position: AI Engineer

Location: AutoCanada Home Office, Edmonton, AB

Classification: Full Time, Immediate Hire

Who we are looking for

As an AI Engineer, you will be part of the Information Management team at AutoCanada. You will join a highly collaborative and effective team where your input will be valued, and your work will make a measurable impact. You thrive in ambiguity, enjoy solving complex problems, and are passionate about applying AI to create meaningful business outcomes.

This role sits at the intersection of business, data, and technology. If you are curious about emerging technology, enjoy building practical AI solutions, and want to help transform how AutoCanada operates, you will love this job.

What you will do

• Translate ambiguous business problems into well-defined agent specifications, including objectives, tools, data sources, workflows, outputs, and success criteria.
• Design and build AI agents using Azure AI Foundry and related Microsoft AI technologies.
• Integrate agents with enterprise tools including Microsoft Foundry Data Agents, file and vector search systems, APIs, external apps, and MCP servers.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize agent instructions, prompts, workflows, and tool integrations.
• Evaluate agent quality through structured testing, benchmarking, and validation methodologies.
• Deploy, version, monitor, and support agents in production environments.
• Work directly with Microsoft Fabric environments including warehouses, Lakehouse, SQL endpoints, semantic models, and ontologies.
• Evaluate and recommend retrieval strategies, balance accuracy, performance, maintainability, and cost optimization.
• Implement governance and security controls including least-privilege access models, service principals, RBAC, and secure authentication methods.
• Partner with infrastructure, security, and compliance teams to ensure agents meet organizational standards.
• Understanding of data modelling and exposure to ETL/ELT development in Fabric or Databricks
• Comfortable implementing pro-code agentic solutions and acting as a subject matter expert for Agentic AI solutions within the Information Management team.

What you bring to the table

• Related post-secondary education in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• 2-5+ years of experience in software engineering, analytics engineering, data engineering, AI engineering, or related technical roles.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry, including agents, tool integration, orchestration, and AI application development or similar platforms.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and implementing artifacts compatible with CI/CD processes along with Git and Azure Devops.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Data Agents, Warehouses, Lakehouses, SQL Endpoints, Semantic Models, and enterprise data access patterns.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Knowledge of Azure Identity and Security, including Entra ID, Service Principals, RBAC, Key Vault, and token-based authentication.
• Strong understanding of modern AI and LLM concepts including prompting, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool use, context management, and agent design.
• Strong ability to bridge business needs and technical solutions, with experience presenting to executive stakeholders.

The Perks.

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• Employee Vehicle Purchase & Service Plans
• Employee and Family Assistance Programs
• Company-wide appreciation events and contests throughout the calendar year
• Professional development and the opportunity to grow your career

Can you picture yourself here already?

We hope so. It's equally as important that you choose us as we choose you. Take a sneak peek at what we think makes this one of the best workplaces around.

If you think you're a good fit to come along on our ride, apply now through our website at www.autocan.ca/careers. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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