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SENIOR AI ENGINEER

Encora
5 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Job Description

Description -

We are seeking an experienced Senior AI Engineer to design and deliver scalable AI-driven solutions that enable advanced analytics, intelligent decision-making, and business process optimization. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in AI solution architecture, Python development, advanced SQL, Azure cloud technologies, and AI-powered analytical platforms. Experience in financial services and regulated environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

AI Solution Architecture

• Design end-to-end AI and analytics solutions that support predictive, generative, and intelligent automation use cases.

• Develop scalable architectures that support model training, inference, feature generation, and analytical workloads.

• Ensure solutions are resilient, extensible, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

• Establish traceability and explainability across AI workflows and outputs.

• Drive architecture decisions that support future AI initiatives and scalability requirements.

Python Development for AI

• Develop clean, modular, and maintainable Python applications for AI and analytics solutions.

• Build reusable components and frameworks supporting machine learning and generative AI workloads.

• Implement robust error handling, logging, monitoring, and automated testing practices.

• Integrate AI/ML models into enterprise applications and business workflows.

• Optimize code performance and maintain high engineering standards.

Advanced SQL & Analytical Engineering

• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries using CTEs, window functions, aggregates, and advanced analytical patterns.

• Support large-scale analytical workloads and performance tuning initiatives.

• Design efficient approaches for entity resolution, relationship discovery, and AI-driven analytics.

• Ensure accuracy and consistency in analytical outputs and reporting.

Azure AI & Cloud Platform Engineering

• Design and implement secure, scalable AI solutions on Microsoft Azure.

• Utilize Azure-native services to support AI model deployment, monitoring, and governance.

• Implement robust security controls including RBAC, managed identities, and compliance requirements.

• Ensure proper environment strategy across Development, Test, and Production environments.

• Optimize cloud resource utilization and cost efficiency.

AI Mapping & Relationship Analytics

• Design solutions supporting entity mapping, relationship modeling, network analysis, and knowledge graph use cases.

• Develop reusable AI features that accelerate future AI initiatives.

• Enable pattern discovery through intelligent contextual modeling and analytical frameworks.

• Support integration of internal and external sources to enrich AI-driven insights.

• Build architectures that can be reused across multiple AI and business scenarios.

Financial Services & Governance

• Design AI solutions that meet regulatory, compliance, and audit requirements.

• Ensure explainability, traceability, and governance of AI-generated outcomes.

• Work with business stakeholders across risk, operations, compliance, and analytics functions.

• Apply strong quality controls to ensure accuracy and reliability of AI-driven insights.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4+ years focused on AI/ML solutions.

• Expert-level Python programming skills.

• Strong SQL expertise including query optimization and analytical processing.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform and AI services.

• Experience designing and deploying enterprise-scale AI solutions.

• Strong understanding of AI/ML lifecycle, model deployment, monitoring, and governance.

• Experience implementing secure and compliant cloud architectures.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, Knowledge Graphs, and Agentic AI frameworks.

• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, and Cognitive Services.

• Familiarity with graph analytics, relationship modeling, and entity resolution.

• Financial Services domain experience including Risk, Compliance, Asset Management, Banking, or Capital Markets.

• Exposure to MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, and AI governance frameworks.

Key Skills

• AI Solution Architecture

• Generative AI & LLMs

• Azure OpenAI & Azure AI Services

• Python Development

• Advanced SQL

• Azure Cloud Architecture

• AI Governance & Explainability

• Entity Resolution & Relationship Modeling

• Knowledge Graphs

• Machine Learning Integration

• Model Deployment & Monitoring

• Financial Services Domain