Technical Expert – Data & AI

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)
• Data & Cloud:
  Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Airflow, Hadoop, Trino, AWS/Azure/GCP
• ML & MLOps:
  Model deployment, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring, versioning
• 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
• 3+ years designing enterprise‑scale data or AI architectures
• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or similar
• Experience in regulated or high‑security environments is a plus

• Location:
  
  Málaga, Spain
• On‑site: 3–4 days per week
• Be part of a high‑impact banking transformation project while enjoying life near the beach

Associate

Full‑time

Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting