Senior Lead AI Engineer
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Job Description
The Senior Lead AI Engineer is a squad leader responsible for mentoring their squad members and ensuring conformance to GCS AI Engineering technical architecture, governance and processes . This role drives innovation across their Squad’s AI Use Cases, whilst ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, and acts as an authority on AI systems and agentic platforms.
Duties & Accountabilities
• Lead design of complex, large-scale, multi-agent systems
• Influence engineering standards, governance models, and development frameworks
• Act as technical expert across AI Engineering initiatives
• Drive innovation through evaluation of emerging technologies and approaches
• Influence technical direction across multiple teams and portfolios
• Mentor AI engineers within their Squad
• Ensure alignment with responsible AI principles, security, and compliance
Scope & Impact
• Operates at portfolio level
• Shapes technical direction across multiple initiatives within their Squad
• Influences strategic decisions on AI architecture
• Impact is enterprise-level within GCS AI Engineering
• Acts as a key bridge between strategy and execution
Competencies & Skills
• Expertise in enterprise AI architecture and distributed systems
• Deep understanding of AI platforms, LLM ecosystems, and agentic systems
• Strong strategic thinking and systems mindset
• Proven ability to lead complex technical programmes
• Strong influence across engineering and product leadership
Requirements
Department: Consulting
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level