Posted 23 days ago
AI Application Modernization Architect/Lead - Bilingual
@ Tech Talent International
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Tech Talent International is hiring an AI Application Modernization Architect/Lead for a Quebec public sector crown corporation in Montreal. The role drives modernization of legacy applications using generative AI, designing target cloud and microservices architectures and supervising modernization teams. Hybrid, two to three days per week onsite, with a salary of $140,000 to $160,000 plus a 9% bonus and 4 to 5 weeks of paid vacation; contract rate is $100 to $120 per hour.
Pay:
$100–$120 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Évaluer les applications existantes et définir la stratégie de modernisation
- Concevoir les architectures cloud et microservices cibles
- Utiliser des plateformes d'IA pour l'analyse de code et la génération de documentation
- Superviser les équipes de modernisation et assurer la qualité des livrables
- Implanter les pratiques DevSecOps et CI/CD
Requirements summary:
- 10 ans et plus en architecture ou modernisation d'applications
- Expérience démontrée de migration de systèmes critiques
- Connaissance approfondie des pratiques cloud native et de l'IA appliquée au développement
- Maîtrise de l'anglais et du français
- Résidence au Québec
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Benefits mentioned
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-19
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Employee discount, Transit support, Home office allowance |
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Tech Talent International
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Tech Talent International (TTI) is a recruitment firm from Toronto Canada. We work with clients from F1000 to startups.
Full company description
Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.
- LinkedIn followers
- 1,738
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1
- Reported office locations
- 1661 Morris Avenue, Ennismore, ON K0L1T0, CA
- Other recorded names
- Tech Talent International
- Specialties
- recruitment
- contract staffing
- permanent staffing
- RPO
- background checks
- pre-employment screening
- staffing
- technical recruitment
- telecom recruitment
- ICT recruitment
- and recruitment process outsourcing
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Ennismore, ON |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2022 |
| Specialties | recruitmentcontract staffingpermanent staffingRPObackground checkspre-employment screeningstaffingtechnical recruitmenttelecom recruitmentICT recruitment |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 180 |
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Tech Talent International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US and Europe.
We currently have a role as an AI Application Modernization Architect/Lead with our large consulting client, working for a public sector, crown corporation in the Montreal area.
Role: AI Application Modernization Architect/Lead
Type: Permanent or Long Term Contract
Location: Hybrid - Montreal, QC -(2/3 days per week onsite)
Salary: Base salary ranges from $140,000 - $160,000 (depending on experience) + 9% bonus + 4-5 weeks paid vacation + 6% RRSP matching + benefits + sick/personal day + cell phone allowance + discounts for public transit and may other perks
Contract Pay Rate: $100 - $120/hr (freelance/incorporated)
Language Requirements: English & French
Key Info: Candidates must be based out of Quebec
Project Overview
This will be a long term project starting in Q4 2026/Q1 2027 , working for a Quebec public sector/crown corporation on application modernization and artificial intelligence integrated into the squads responsible for legacy systems. The work may include the automated analysis of existing code bases and documentation, the mapping of dependencies, the identification of implicit business behaviors, the generation or transformation of components, the production of non-regression tests and assistance with technological or platform migrations. The consultants work together with the functional and technical experts to maintain business knowledge and reduce the risk of regression during the transformation. The objective is to reduce the manual effort associated with reverse engineering, to speed up migrations and to create methods that can be reused by the squads for subsequent waves of modernization.
Job Description
Design and drive the modernization of legacy applications (Java, .NET, COBOL, RPG, PL/SQL, PowerBuilder, etc.) using generative AI technologies to accelerate analysis, transformation, documentation, testing, and migration to modern architectures.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate existing applications and define the modernization strategy.
- Design target cloud and microservices architectures.
- Use AI platforms for code analysis, documentation generation, conversion, and development acceleration.
- Supervise the modernization teams and ensure the quality of the deliverables.
- Implement DevSecOps and CI/CD practices.
- Support customer teams in the adoption of new environments.
Sought-after technology stack
- GitHub Copilot Enterprise
- GitHub Copilot Workspace
- Azure OpenAI
- OpenAI GPT-5 / o-series
- Microsoft Azure
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Functions
- Azure API Management
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Docker / Kubernetes
- Java, .NET, Python
- React / Angular
- PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Cosmos DB
- Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
Desired experience
- 10+ years in architecture or application modernization.
- Demonstrated experience in migrating or transforming critical systems.
- In-depth knowledge of Cloud Native practices and AI applied to software development.
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