Senior Consultant

Job Description – Technical Expert – Data & AI (CREQ
241276)

About Virtusa
Virtusa is a global IT consulting and engineering‑first company, partnering with leading financial institutions to build cutting‑edge digital, data, and AI solutions. We strongly believe in work–life balance
, continuous learning, and empowering experts to innovate in complex, high‑impact environments.

As a Technical Expert – Data & AI
, you will act as a senior technical authority within SCIB’s CIO organization, driving the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise‑scale data and AI platforms
. You will ensure that solutions are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with business and data governance standards
.

Define standards, best practices, and architectures for Data & AI platforms (cloud, on‑prem, hybrid).

Design and optimize data pipelines, data lakes/warehouses, streaming platforms, and analytics solutions
.

Lead and support ML/AI model deployment
, including MLOps, monitoring, and lifecycle management.

Evaluate and benchmark new AI, Big Data, and cloud technologies
, leading PoCs when required.

Act as a technical reference and mentor for data engineers, architects, and data scientists.

Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and data governance standards.

Collaborate closely with business, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and compliance teams
.

Stay ahead of trends in LLMs, RAG architectures, semantic search, embeddings, and AI safety
.

Languages: Python, SQL (Scala/Java/R are a plus)

AI Expertise: LLM-based systems, RAG pipelines, embeddings, model evaluation & safety

Governance & Security: Data protection, access control, encryption, compliance

5–8+ years in senior Data / AI / Cloud / Big Data roles

Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or similar

Experience in regulated or high-security environments is a plus

Be part of a high-impact banking transformation project while enjoying life near the beach