Job DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?We are seeking an exceptional Principal Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of AI-driven software development lifecycle and intelligent automation solutions. This role will drive innovation across CNB by architecting enterprise-scale automation and AI integration initiatives, establishing best practices, and elevating the technical maturity of our engineering organization.

What will you do?Technical Leadership

Architect and implement enterprise-scale UiPath automation and AI-driven solutions

Define and enforce automation and SDLC development standards and best practices

Lead complex automation, AI integration, and SDLC transformation initiatives

Serve as the highest-level technical escalation point for automation and AI solutions

Mentor and guide senior and junior automation engineers toward technical excellence

RPA Engineering

Design and develop advanced UiPath automation solutions including:

Attended and unattended automation

Document Understanding and Intelligent Document Processing

Integration Service and API-based automation

Orchestrator architecture with high availability deployments

Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of automation platforms

Lead complex debugging, production support, and architectural reviews

Conduct code reviews and establish reusable frameworks

AI EngineeringDesign and implement AI-driven automation solutions including:

Intelligent Document Processing

LLM-powered automation and prompt engineering

Conversational AI and AI agents

ML model integration and governance

Integrate UiPath with enterprise AI platforms and APIs

Develop AI orchestration workflows with model monitoring and evaluation

Implement agentic automation and advanced AI use cases

AI-Driven SDLC

Architect AI/ML solutions that enhance code generation, testing,



deployment, and monitoring

Integrate AI technologies into existing SDLC workflows and tooling

Develop roadmaps for AI-driven automation across engineering processes

Establish governance models for AI model governance and responsible AI practices

Architecture & Strategy

Define enterprise automation and AI-driven SDLC architecture and roadmap

Evaluate new automation and AI technologies for organizational adoption

Partner with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance teams

Drive adoption of intelligent automation and AI capabilities across the organization

Establish governance models for automation and AI delivery

Mentorship & Development

Mentor senior and junior automation engineers

Define development standards and reusable frameworks

Lead technical training sessions and raise overall technical maturity

Develop future technical leaders within the automation and AI teams

What do you need to succeed?Must-have:RPA & Automation

Expert-level UiPath Studio

UiPath Orchestrator architecture

UiPath Document Understanding and AI Center

UiPath Integration Service and Apps

Reframework and advanced framework design

Queue-based architecture and exception handling strategies

Logging and monitoring design

AI / ML

Experience integrating LLM APIs and prompt engineering

AI workflow orchestration

Intelligent Document Processing and NLP solutions

Model evaluation, tuning, and governance

Vector databases (preferred)

Nice-to-have:





Experience leading enterprise automation and AI programs at scale (50+ processes)

Experience with automation Center of Excellence (CoE) models

Experience with agentic automation and advanced AI solutions

Contributions to open-source automation or AI/ML projects

Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives

UiPath Certified Professional Automation Solution Architect Professional

UiPath Certified Professional Advanced RPA Developer

UiPath AI Associate or AI Professional Certification (preferred) OR equivalent recognized AI engineering certification

What’s in it for you?We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible advantages, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team A world-class training program in financial services

Opportunities to do challenging work

Job SkillsCommercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Long Term Planning, Negotiation, Organizational Change Management, Professional Presentation

Additional Job DetailsAddress

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City

Toronto

Country

Canada

Work hours/week

37.5

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

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