Senior Data & AI Scientist

End Date Thursday 22 October 2026 We Support Flexible Working – Click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working 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.