About the role
Day-to-Day Insight Global is looking for an AI Systems Engineer to join a large banking client on a 6-month contract working hybrid in downtown Toronto 2 days/week onsite. The successful candidate will join a detection engineering function supporting fraud and cybersecurity initiatives. This individual will focus on building and optimizing AI-driven detection workflows, leveraging LLMs and agentic frameworks to automate and enhance detection capabilities. The role involves developing Python-based tooling, orchestrating AI agents, and translating detection research into scalable workflows. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and building agentic workflows, contributing to detection engineering prototypes, collaborating with cybersecurity operations teams (CSOC, SIAO, and SAS), and providing regular updates to leadership.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5–7 years of experience in engineering (software development, infrastructure, or related) within medium to large organizations, preferably in regulated environments
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI, including building AI agents, agentic workflows, or orchestration frameworks
- Strong experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, LangChain, or similar frameworks for agent development
- Proficiency in Python scripting for automation, workflow development, and prompt engineering
- Experience building non-deterministic or AI-driven workflow automation solutions
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently, take initiative, and contribute innovative ideas
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Previous experience within banking or financial services environments
- Experience with AWS Bedrock or similar AI platforms
- Exposure to SIEM, Splunk, or detection engineering workflows
- Experience with SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk SOAR)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Ansible
Pay rate: $70-80/hr Please Note: We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.
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About Insight Global
Insight Global is an international professional services and staffing company specializing in delivering talent and technical solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across the IT, Non-IT, Healthcare, and Engineering industries. Fueled by staffing and talent experts, Evergreen, our professional services brand, brings technical advisors and culture consultants to help customers tackle their biggest challenges. With over 70 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and global staffing capabilities in 50+ countries, our teams of tech-enabled recruiters are dedicated to finding the right talent and technical solutions to help our customers thrive. At our core, we are dedicated to empowering people to do great things. That’s why we’re passionate about developing our people personally, professionally, and financially so they can be the light to the world around them. n, Evergreen. To find out more, visit www.insightglobal.com
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About the role
Day-to-Day Insight Global is looking for an AI Systems Engineer to join a large banking client on a 6-month contract working hybrid in downtown Toronto 2 days/week onsite. The successful candidate will join a detection engineering function supporting fraud and cybersecurity initiatives. This individual will focus on building and optimizing AI-driven detection workflows, leveraging LLMs and agentic frameworks to automate and enhance detection capabilities. The role involves developing Python-based tooling, orchestrating AI agents, and translating detection research into scalable workflows. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and building agentic workflows, contributing to detection engineering prototypes, collaborating with cybersecurity operations teams (CSOC, SIAO, and SAS), and providing regular updates to leadership.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5–7 years of experience in engineering (software development, infrastructure, or related) within medium to large organizations, preferably in regulated environments
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI, including building AI agents, agentic workflows, or orchestration frameworks
- Strong experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, LangChain, or similar frameworks for agent development
- Proficiency in Python scripting for automation, workflow development, and prompt engineering
- Experience building non-deterministic or AI-driven workflow automation solutions
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently, take initiative, and contribute innovative ideas
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Previous experience within banking or financial services environments
- Experience with AWS Bedrock or similar AI platforms
- Exposure to SIEM, Splunk, or detection engineering workflows
- Experience with SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk SOAR)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Ansible
Pay rate: $70-80/hr Please Note: We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.
Not the right fit? Search for AI Systems Engineer jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Insight Global
Insight Global is an international professional services and staffing company specializing in delivering talent and technical solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across the IT, Non-IT, Healthcare, and Engineering industries. Fueled by staffing and talent experts, Evergreen, our professional services brand, brings technical advisors and culture consultants to help customers tackle their biggest challenges. With over 70 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and global staffing capabilities in 50+ countries, our teams of tech-enabled recruiters are dedicated to finding the right talent and technical solutions to help our customers thrive. At our core, we are dedicated to empowering people to do great things. That’s why we’re passionate about developing our people personally, professionally, and financially so they can be the light to the world around them. n, Evergreen. To find out more, visit www.insightglobal.com