A leading financial institution is seeking a highly experienced Lead AI Engineer to join its advanced technology division. This is a high-impact, leadership-track role at the intersection of AI engineering, Site Reliability, and enterprise-grade software architecture. The successful candidate will design, build, and operationalize the next generation of agentic AI systems within a regulated banking environment — driving intelligent automation while maintaining the rigorous security, compliance, and availability standards demanded by the financial services industry. You will architect multi-agent LLM systems, implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, build production-grade RAG pipelines, and lead AI observability practices using the ELK stack. This role requires deep technical expertise combined with the leadership acumen to mentor engineers and influence cross-functional technical decisions. Pillar 1 — AI Architecture & Agentic Systems