AI Technical Specialist

Houle

$125K — $160K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in AI engineering or software engineering
  • Strong Python programming skills
  • Hands-on experience with large language models and AI frameworks
  • Familiarity with Microsoft/Azure AI ecosystem
  • Experience integrating AI with platforms like Unanet and Procore
  • Knowledge of enterprise security and data governance

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop AI solutions for business operations
  • Turn validated concepts into production-ready solutions
  • Maintain AI integrations and infrastructure with core platforms
  • Develop data pipelines for AI testing and optimization
  • Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package
  • Opportunity to work on innovative AI technologies
  • Access to a collaborative and skilled IT team
  • Involvement in high-impact projects across the organization
  • Professional development opportunities in AI and technology practices
Full Job Description

About this role

We are recruiting for an AI Technical Specialist to join the IT team at our Burnaby head office.

This hands-on technical role is responsible for developing secure, scalable, production-ready AI systems that connect with core business platforms and workflows. Working closely with the AI Solutions Team, the AI Technical Specialist will help establish the technical infrastructure, data access, integrations, and development environments needed to test and validate AI use cases, then lead the deployment and ongoing maintenance of solutions that meet business, IT, and security standards.

Here's how your role will strengthen our team.

Your responsibilities
  • Design, develop, deploy, and maintain AI solutions that support business needs across Houle's operations
  • Turn validated ideas into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions
  • Build and maintain integrations, infrastructure, and automations connecting AI to platforms like Unanet, Procore, and Fieldpoint
  • Develop tools, data pipelines, and environments to support AI testing, deployment, and optimization
  • Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity teams to ensure security standards, evaluate tools, and guide technical direction

Your experience and skills
  • 5+ years of experience in AI engineering, software engineering, or related technical roles with strong Python programming skills
  • Hands-on experience building AI Solutions with large language models, agentic frameworks (LangChain), retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, model deployment, data pipelines, and AI solution infrastructure
  • Experience working within the Microsoft / Azure AI ecosystem, including Azure AI Services, Azure AI Search / Cognitive
  • Search, document processing and search solutions
  • Experience with APIs, system integrations, and AI deployment, along with knowledge of enterprise security, data governance, and IT standards
  • Industry and business systems experience, including integrating AI with platforms such as Unanet, ideally in construction, engineering, or project-based environments with document-heavy workflow

Salary range: $125,000 -$160,000 per year plus a competitive total compensation package. Actual salary will be commensurate with experience, skills and overall match to the position offered. Let's chat throughout the hiring process and determine the best fit.

Sound like a match? We'd love to connect.

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