Data & AI Lead Engineer

Req ID: 369797 NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Data & AI Lead Engineer to join our team in Bangalore, Karnātaka (IN-KA), India (IN).

Job Duties: Role Overview We are seeking a Lead Engineer – GenAI & Data Platform to design and build a CTA Workbench, an AI-powered workflow platform that integrates with enterprise data systems to enable:

• Deep research across structured and unstructured datasets
• Automated generation of scope documents, test plans, and audit workpapers
• Continuous monitoring and analytics for AFC, Compliance, and ORM MI This role requires a strong blend of Data Engineering, Full Stack Development, and Generative AI expertise. ________________________________________

Key Responsibilities AI & GenAI Platform

• Architect and implement GenAI-powered workflows using LLMs and Agentic AI frameworks
• Design RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines over enterprise data sources
• Enable automated generation of audit/compliance artefacts with high accuracy and traceability
• Define prompt engineering, evaluation, and guardrails for enterprise use

Data Engineering & Integration

• Design and build data pipelines to ingest, transform, and serve data from:
• Data lakes / warehouses
• Compliance and risk systems
• Document repositories
• Implement data models and semantic layers for AI consumption
• Ensure data quality, lineage, and governance across pipelines
• Work with both batch and real-time data processing

Full Stack & Platform Development

• Build and oversee development of end-to-end platform (UI + APIs + backend services)
• Develop user interfaces for:
• AI-driven research workflows
• Document generation and validation
• Monitoring dashboards
• Design scalable microservices architecture

Stakeholder & Governance

• Collaborate with business stakeholders in Compliance, AFC, and Risk
• Ensure adherence to banking security, regulatory, and data governance standards
• Lead design decisions and mentor engineering team

Minimum Skills Required: Required Skills Core (Must-Have)

• 10+ years in Data Engineering / Software Engineering / AI
• Strong programming expertise in Python
• Experience in Generative AI, LLMs, and Agentic AI frameworks
• Strong experience in data engineering:
• ETL/ELT pipelines
• Data modeling (dimensional, lakehouse, etc.)
• SQL & large-scale data processing
• Experience with RAG, embeddings, and vector databases
• Hands-on with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems

Data Platform & Tools

• Experience with data platforms (AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Snowflake, etc.)
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks
• Experience with structured + unstructured data processing

Full Stack

• Experience with frontend frameworks (React/Angular)
• Backend API development and system integration ________________________________________

Nice to Have

• Experience in banking / financial services domain
• Understanding of:
• Anti-Financial Crime (AFC)
• Compliance Monitoring
• Operational Risk Management (ORM)
• Experience with Azure OpenAI / enterprise AI platforms
• Knowledge of AI governance and model risk management

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