Trend Micro
Applied AI ML Engineer - Ottawa, ON
Ottawa
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About the role
- TrendAI builds AI-powered cybersecurity solutions protecting millions of customers worldwide.
- We're looking for Applied AI/ML Engineers to ship production AI features on the Trend Vision One™ Platform - from model training to GenAI system design and deployment.
Responsibilities
- Architecting Autonomous Systems: Lead the design and implementation of sophisticated AI agent architectures, incorporating tool-calling capabilities, long-horizon reasoning, advanced memory management, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
- Orchestrating Multi-Agent Workflows: Develop and deploy complex multi-agent systems utilizing industry-standard patterns-including ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, and reflection loops-to automate intricate security analysis and operations.
- maintain robust MLOps infrastructure and manage the model lifecycle pipelines
- Inference & Infrastructure Engineering: Enhance model performance through advanced optimization techniques such as quantization, pruning, and TensorRT; maintain robust MLOps infrastructure and manage the model lifecycle pipelines
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with orchestration layers such as LangChain, LangGraph, or MCP.
- Experience with large-scale data processing via Apache Spark/PySpark and deployment on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Proficiency in GPU optimization, including CUDA kernel development, TensorRT, and hardware-aware model compression.
- Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in Machine Learning Engineering or Generative AI development, with a documented track record of delivering production-grade systems.
- Deep technical foundation in machine learning principles, including model evaluation methodologies, hyperparameter optimization, regularization techniques, and statistical analysis.
- Demonstrated success in developing LLM-powered applications or autonomous agentic systems.
- Advanced proficiency in Python and established deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including rigorous unit/integration testing, Git-based version control, and collaborative code review practices.
- Proven ability to fine-tune open-source models (e.g., Llama, Mistral, BERT, T5) and implement sophisticated prompt engineering strategies.
- Professional background in cybersecurity or familiarity with industry frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK or NIST CSF.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Preferred (Plus)
Compensation
- 14 Annual Holidays
Benefits
- TrendAI provides benefit options for you and your family.
- Group benefits program with health and dental coverage
- Telehealth Virtual Health Services
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
- Mental Health Wellness Program
- Wellness Incentive Program
- Retirement Savings Programs with company match
- Tuition Assistance
- Advanced Cybersecurity Analytics: Leverage deep learning, time-series analysis, and Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) to enhance threat detection, classification, and proactive risk assessment within the cybersecurity domain.
Company info
- What We Offer You: You're important to us.
- Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.
- No sponsorship will be provided for work permit applications or renewals for this position now or in the future. #LI-TL1 At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world.
Visa & Work Authorization
- No sponsorship will be provided for work permit applications or renewals for this position now or in the future.
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