Sr. AI. Forward Deployment Engineer

This role will require someone at our client site 5 days a week in Pittsburgh PA Cleveland OH or Dallas TX.
For this role on this particular client engagement employer sponsorship of immigration related visa and/or green card status as part of the PERM process will not be available.

CGI is seeking a Sr. AI Forward Deployment Engineer to help banking and financial services clients move from AI experimentation to secure scalable and measurable enterprise adoption. This senior client facing role combines Generative AI strategy AI native software engineering solution architecture hands on prototyping transformation consulting and executive advisory. Assist in the translation of emerging GenAI capabilities and market trends into practical banking use cases and present compelling recommendations to senior client executives including CXO EVP and SVP stakeholders.

This role requires a strong combination of technical expertise banking industry knowledge strategic thinking and executive level communication skills. The successful candidate will work with business and technology leaders to define AI transformation priorities develop differentiated Points of View identify high value GenAI and Agentic AI opportunities and translate emerging capabilities into practical solutions and implementation roadmaps. The role requires the ability to operate across strategy architecture engineering governance adoption and business value realization. The ideal candidate will influence key client decisions identify high value AI opportunities and help drive the adoption of GenAI enabled solutions across the banking enterprise.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Transformation Strategy Innovation and Engineering Leadership

. Represent CGI as a senior AI practitioner in client engagements workshops demos and executive conversations.
. Develop compelling Points of View whitepapers executive narratives and thought leadership content on Generative AI Agentic AI Responsible AI and AI enabled modernization in banking.
. Monitor advances in large language models multimodal AI autonomous agents AI platforms and related technologies and assess their potential impact on banking operations and business models.
. Work directly with client business and technology leaders to identify where AI can create meaningful operational financial customer software delivery or mission impact.
. Shape differentiated GenAI positioning and value propositions to support CGIs account growth and client engagement strategies.
. Demonstrate curiosity and a strong willingness to experiment with new AI technologies tools and approaches as the industry evolves.
. Provide technical leadership across prompt engineering model orchestration vector databases evaluation frameworks AI observability MLOps/LLMOps agent orchestration context engineering and responsible AI controls.

Use Case Ideation and Solution Definition

. Identify and prioritize high value GenAI and Agentic AI use cases across banking areas including: Retail and Commercial Banking Lending Payments and Treasury Risk Compliance AML and Fraud Customer Service Technology and Operations
. Translate complex business challenges into practical AI solution concepts target state architectures implementation roadmaps and measurable business outcomes.
. Evaluate use cases based on value feasibility data readiness risk regulatory considerations and implementation complexity.
. Collaborate with enterprise architects banking domain experts data scientists engineers and delivery teams to validate solution feasibility and define scalable approaches.
. Support the development of prototypes proofs of concept demonstrations and reusable AI solution assets.

and Executive Engagement

. Present GenAI Points of View demonstrations solution concepts and transformation recommendations to senior banking executives including CXO EVP and SVP stakeholders.
. Lead client workshops discovery sessions innovation forums ideation sessions and executive briefings.
. Facilitate discussions that connect emerging AI capabilities to specific client priorities and business challenges.
. Clearly articulate the business value implementation considerations governance requirements risks and expected return on investment associated with GenAI adoption.
. Build trusted relationships with business and technology leaders and influence strategic decisions related to AI transformation.

Leadership and Capability Development

. Partner with CGI sales account consulting and delivery leadership to support strategic client pursuits and account growth.
. Contribute to RFP responses proposals solution shaping activities executive presentations and business cases.
. Develop differentiated GenAI solution narratives that reflect the clients business priorities regulatory environment and technology landscape.
. Advise client stakeholders on GenAI strategy operating models governance adoption roadmaps and responsible implementation.
. Help transition strategic ideas and proof of concept initiatives into scalable production ready solutions.

Requirements:


. At least 10 15 years of experience in Technology Consulting Digital Transformation and AI led initiatives
. Strong experience working with US Banking / Financial Services clients
. Required: demonstrated expertise leading or enabling AI Native SDLC adoption in enterprise delivery environments including how AI changes requirements architecture design coding testing security documentation DevSecOps release management modernization and operations.
. Required: hands on experience with agentic SDLC practices including use or design of AI agents for backlog refinement codebase analysis software design code generation refactoring code review test generation vulnerability analysis remediation documentation and developer support.
. Required: practical experience with AI assisted development tools agentic IDEs and software engineering platforms such as GitHub Copilot GitLab Duo Cursor Windsurf Codeium Amazon Q Developer Google Gemini Code Assist Azure AI Foundry OpenAI APIs Claude Code or similar technologies.
. Required: ability to define AI Native SDLC governance quality gates adoption metrics human in the loop controls secure coding practices IP protections prompt and context management and responsible use policies for engineering teams.
. Strong hands on expertise with generative AI LLMs RAG architectures AI agents intelligent automation and enterprise AI integration.
. Experience designing prototyping or delivering AI solutions using modern AI platforms and ecosystems such as Azure OpenAI OpenAI Anthropic Claude AWS Bedrock Google Vertex AI Microsoft Copilot Studio LangChain LlamaIndex Semantic Kernel or similar technologies.
. Strong understanding of enterprise architecture cloud native design APIs microservices software engineering platforms data platforms identity and access management cybersecurity and integration patterns.
. Experience with AI solution components such as vector databases embeddings model orchestration prompt engineering evaluation pipelines guardrails AI observability agent orchestration context engineering and LLMOps/MLOps.
. Ability to rapidly understand a clients business mission engineering environment delivery constraints and modernization priorities then identify where AI can produce measurable transformation.
. Proven ability to communicate complex AI software engineering and technical concepts to executives business stakeholders architects engineers and non technical audiences.
. Experience leading discovery sessions AI Native SDLC assessments architecture workshops technical demos prototypes and executive presentations.
. Ability to operate across strategy architecture engineering delivery adoption organizational change and measurable value realization.
. Strong consulting mindset including curiosity ownership ambiguity tolerance executive presence and a bias for practical outcomes.
. Bachelors degree in computer science engineering data science information systems or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.


Communication & Consulting Skills

. Excellent storytelling and executive communication skills Ability to simplify complex AI concepts for non technical senior audiences
. Strong consulting mindset with client first problem solving
#LI-SG2

Other Information:
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set level experience relevant training and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $70800.00 $156700.00.

CGIs benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation holidays and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs

• AutoGen
• Azure
• Communication
• Generative AI
• GraphQL
• Jenkins
• LangGraph
• Large Language Model (LLM)
• Machine Learning
• Model Context Protocol Client
• Model Context Protocol Servers
• Model Prototyping
• MongoDB
• Python

Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race ethnicity ancestry color sex religion creed age national origin citizenship status disability pregnancy medical condition military and veteran status marital status sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation gender gender identity and gender expression familial status or responsibilities reproductive health decisions political affiliation genetic information height weight or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal state and/or local laws where we do business.

CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S. please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at . You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.

We make it easy to translate military experience and skills! Click here to be directed to our site that is dedicated to veterans and transitioning service members.

All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements and in accordance with applicable laws some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with CGIs legal duty to furnish information.