General Dynamics Mission Systems

Defence and Security

SeniorAI&DataArchitect

CA$155–210k ~AI est. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior AI & Data Architect at General Dynamics Mission Systems. Skills: AI Platform, Data Platform, AWS, MLOps, GenAI. Own AI & Data platform roadmap. Define platform priorities”

What You'll Achieve.

Onboarding speed; Model deployment cycle time; Reliability; Security posture; Cost efficiency; User satisfaction; Time-to-first-model; Time-to-first-agent

Industry & Context.

Defence and Security
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Security clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years technical roles, 3+ years AWS platforms, Deep Amazon Bedrock experience, Secure deployment patterns, Operational governance, Working knowledge Bedrock AgentCore, Working knowledge Bedrock Strands, Agentic design patterns, Tool integration, Amazon SageMaker experience, Lead MLOps deployment, Design secure architectures, Encryption/KMS, IAM least privilege, Network boundaries, Centralized logging, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation

Nice to Have

AWS Machine Learning Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Data governance patterns, Data cataloging patterns, Metadata management, Lineage, Access controls, GenAI evaluation frameworks, Safety testing, Red teaming, Prompt governance, Version governance

What You'll Do.

Own AI & Data platform roadmap

Define platform priorities

Define platform epics

Define platform release plans

Establish platform outcomes

Establish platform metrics

Align priorities with governance

Align priorities with enterprise architecture

Align priorities with security/compliance

Align priorities with program delivery

Lead secure deployment of Bedrock

Operationalize Bedrock capabilities

Build reusable GenAI patterns

Drive Bedrock AgentCore implementation

Drive Bedrock Strands implementation

Define secure GenAI paved roads

Lead SageMaker deployment

Deploy MLOps capability

Establish standard ML pipelines

Implement reference architectures

Enable program teams with templates

Enable program teams with starter kits

Enable program teams with CI/CD patterns

Define secure data platform patterns

Build secure data access patterns

Ensure alignment with logging requirements

Ensure alignment with monitoring requirements

Ensure alignment with audit evidence requirements

Operate within secure landing zone

Translate requirements into guardrails

Translate requirements into automation

Build audit-ready artifacts

Own platform reliability

Manage platform incidents

Manage platform change control

Conduct user discovery

Reduce platform friction

Improve time-to-first-model

Improve time-to-first-agent

Improve platform usability

Provide clear documentation

Provide onboarding paths

Provide opinionated golden paths

Partner with security teams

Partner with architecture teams

Partner with program engineering teams

Influence AI governance standards

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Security teams; Architecture teams; Program engineering teams

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning, Backlog ownership

Full Job Description

Build bold. Deliver impact. Win together. At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada (GDMS), we’re not just engineering technology — we’re shaping the future of defence and security. Our teams design and deliver advanced, mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, strengthen communities, and protect the people we serve. If you’re looking for meaningful work that contributes to a safer, more secure world, you’ll find purpose here. Every day, your skills will directly impact programs that matter. We are seeking a Senior IT platform professional to act as the AI & Data Platform Owner within DIGITALcore responsible for the vision, roadmap, and hands-on delivery of GDMS’ secure AI, GenAI, and data platform capabilities in AWS. You will build “paved roads” that enable GDMS programs and internal teams to deploy AI/ML and data workloads quickly, securely, and repeatably,aligned to regulated-environment requirements. This role blends deep platform and infrastructure expertise with service ownership thinking. You will own the platform backlog, define reference architectures, lead implementation, and ensure operational excellence. The ideal candidate is customer-obsessed and UX-minded, able to translate real user workflows into secure, intuitive IT platform experiences. Key Responsibilities AI & Data Platform Ownership * Own the AI & Data platform roadmap inside DIGITALcore: define priorities, epics, and release plans for GenAI, ML, and data foundations in AWS. * Establish platform outcomes and metrics: onboarding speed, model deployment cycle time, reliability, security posture, cost efficiency, and user satisfaction. * Align priorities with DIGITALcore governance, enterprise architecture, security/compliance, and program delivery needs. GenAI Platform (Amazon Bedrock) * Lead the secure deployment and operationalization of Amazon Bedrock capabilities (model access, guardrails, logging, governance, and cost controls). * Build reusable patterns for GenAI applica

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