Senior Data & AI Scientist

End Date

Thursday 22 October 2026

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Job Description Summary

AI Engineer – Grade E (Senior Level)
Location: Hyderabad – Lloyds Technology Centre
Function: Chief Data & Analytics Office (AI CoE)
Experience: 7–12 years (software/ML/AI); proven production delivery and technical leadership

Role Purpose
Lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale AI/ML solutions—including LLM/GenAI features—with strong focus on reliability, security, and compliance. Drive technical standards, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to operationalise AI safely and efficiently.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• AI Solution Design & Delivery:
  Architect and implement advanced ML and GenAI systems; optimise for performance, cost, and scalability.
• Model Operationalisation (MLOps):
  Build CI/CD pipelines, implement automated testing, and manage model lifecycle with MLflow or equivalent.
• LLMOps & GenAI:
  Develop RAG workflows, embeddings, and vector indexes; enforce prompt safety, observability (latency, token usage, cost), and guardrails.
• APIs & Integration:
  Expose models via secure microservices (FastAPI or similar); ensure RBAC/ABAC and audit logging.
• Governance & Compliance:
  Embed AI ethics, regulatory standards, and security controls into all solutions.

Essential Skills

• Strong Python and software engineering discipline; working knowledge of SQL.
• Hands-on with Docker/Kubernetes and Git-based CI/CD (GitHub/Azure DevOps).
• Experience with cloud AI stacks (Azure ML or GCP Vertex AI), artefact registries, and secrets management.
• Deep understanding of LLM fundamentals (prompting, embeddings, RAG, guardrails).
• Familiarity with MLflow/Kubeflow, Airflow/Composer, and feature stores (e.g., Feast).

Desirable Skills

• Vector DBs (PGVector/Weaviate/Pinecone), LangChain/LlamaIndex.
• Observability tools (Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry) and model evaluation frameworks (Evidently, Ragas/TruLens).
• Secure engineering practices: tokenisation/masking, KMS/Key Vault, policy-as-code.

About Us

We're Lloyds Technology Centre*, a tech and data company located in Hyderabad, India. We're part of Lloyds Banking Group, a leading provider of financial services in the UK and the UK's largest digital bank, with more than 27 million customers.

We're changing financial services, and we want you to join us. With market-leading people practices and great opportunities for career and skills growth, we are committed to creating an exceptional colleague experience that is welcoming for all. Join us!

*Lloyds Technology Centre does not offer financial services in India.

Need Help?

Should you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at: indiarecruitment@lloydsbanking.com

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