We are looking for an AI/ML Technology Specialist (Senior) to strengthen the Cronos Europa team.
The project operates within a European financial institution, characterized by a robust regulatory framework that governs all technological solutions and implementations. The environment requires adherence to stringent compliance standards, necessitating a meticulous approach to both technical and operational deliverables. The role will be integrated within a cross-functional, high-performing team dedicated to advancing the institution's AI capabilities, ensuring collaboration with various stakeholders from IT to compliance.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain LLM-based solution components, focusing on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, optimization techniques, chunking strategies, vector indexing, and reranking pipelines.
- Develop and stabilize platform-level capabilities to include unified API interfaces, model routing, broker logic, session/conversation persistence, and shared workspace infrastructure.
- Build and extend agentic orchestration components, covering aspects such as agent lifecycle management, tool integration, guardrail implementation, and evaluation frameworks.
- Implement and maintain Managed Cloud Platform (MCP) server integrations and connector modules for enterprise systems (e.g., GED/OpenText, SharePoint, Jira), ensuring secure access patterns and robust error handling mechanisms.
- Develop and sustain data ingestion, transformation, and indexing pipelines that align with AI Search and AI Foundry services while respecting enterprise data classification and access control requirements.
- Contribute to MLOps practices across development, user acceptance testing, and production environments, focusing on CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and automated deployment strategies for model and platform components.
- Ensure all technical deliverables comply with enterprise architecture standards and align with the Azure Landing Zone configuration, while valuing AWS-compatible design patterns where applicable.
- Operate within a highly regulated environment, applying security-by-design principles while documenting architectural decisions and supporting interactions with InfoSec and DPO processes.
- Produce comprehensive technical documentation, structured progress reports, and actively contribute to internal knowledge transfer initiatives within the AI Division.
Technical skills
- Proven record of delivering AI platform components or LLM-based solutions within regulated industries such as financial services or the public sector
- Strong experience with LLM orchestration and agentic frameworks (e.g., Langchain, Langgraph, Semantic Kernel), including tool integration and guardrail mechanisms
- Demonstrated delivery on Azure native services including APIM, Container Apps, AI Foundry, AI Search, and Function Apps
- Practical experience in MCP server design and enterprise connector implementation (e.g., OpenText, SharePoint, Jira)
- Solid command of containerization, infrastructure as code (e.g., TerraForm, Bicep), and CI/CD practices across development, user acceptance testing, and production environments
- Prior experience delivering AI solutions in heavily regulated environments while applying security-by-design principles and producing InfoSec-compliant documentation
- Familiarity with AWS exposure and Azure AI Engineer certification is considered an asset
Soft skills
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to adapt to seniority dynamics within the team
- Strong teamwork orientation, capable of collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams
- Proficient stakeholder management skills, facilitating engagement across various department levels
- A proactive approach to knowledge transfer and sharing insights to foster team growth and capability enhancement
Profile
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, data science or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the role
- Fluency in English is required, French is a strong asset
Why cronos group?
We'll propose you
- An attractive salary package
- A good work-life balance environment
- The assurance of working in cutting-edge technologies in an entrepreneurial spirit.
- The opportunity to develop your skills thanks to tailor-made training courses according to your needs
- A good job in a friendly place
If you wish to integrate a dynamic structure on a human scale while working with the latest technologies, don't wait anymore and join Cronos!
