Principal II - Data Science

15 - 25 Years 1 Opening Trivandrum Role description Job Title: AI Architect Location: Kochi/Trivandrum Experience: 8-15 Years About the Role: We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary AI Architect to lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions that will drive our company's AI transformation. This role is critical in bridging the gap between business needs, technical feasibility, and the successful deployment of AI initiatives across our product and delivery organizations. Key Responsibilities: AI Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive the AI architectural strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and the company's AI transformation goals. Solution Design & Architecture: Lead the end-to-end architectural design of complex AI/ML solutions, including data pipelines, model training, deployment, and monitoring. Technology Evaluation & Selection: Evaluate and recommend appropriate AI technologies, platforms, and tools (e.g., machine learning frameworks, cloud AI services, MLOps platforms) to support scalable and robust AI solutions. Collaboration & Leadership: Partner closely with product teams, delivery organizations, and data scientists to translate business requirements into technical specifications and architectural designs. Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams. Best Practices & Governance: Establish and enforce AI development best practices, coding standards, and governance policies to ensure high-quality, secure, and compliant AI solutions. Scalability & Performance: Design AI solutions with scalability, performance, and reliability in mind, anticipating future growth and evolving business needs. Innovation & Research: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and related technologies, identifying opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage. Mentorship & Upskilling: Mentor and upskill internal teams on AI architectural patterns, emerging technologies, and best practices. Key Requirements: 8-15 years of experience in architecting and implementing complex AI/ML solutions, with a strong focus on enterprise-grade systems. Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms, deep learning architectures, and natural language processing (NLP) techniques. Proven experience with major cloud AI platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, Google AI Platform) and MLOps principles. Strong proficiency in programming languages commonly used in AI development (e.g., Python, Java). Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and data warehousing solutions. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and drive successful project outcomes. Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field. Good to Have: Prior experience in an AI leadership or principal architect role within an IT services or product development company. Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for deploying AI models. Experience with responsible AI principles, ethics, and bias mitigation strategies. Contributions to open-source AI projects or relevant publications. Key Skills: AI Architecture, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Cloud AI Platforms, MLOps, Data Engineering, Python, Solution Design, Technical Leadership, Scalability, Performance Optimization. Skills Data Science,Artificial Intelligence,Data Engineering About UST UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.