Data Scientist - Artificial Intelligence
Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your role and responsibilities
Position: Data Scientist - Artificial Intelligence
Primary Industry: Financial Services (BFSI)
Business Unit of IBM: Hybrid Cloud and Data unit IBM Consulting for India & South Asia
Seniority of the role will be commensurate with skills and experience.
Minimum Educational Background: Bachelor of Computer Science or Maths. Other engineering or science disciplines can be considered if the candidate has demonstrated in-depth working knowledge of the subject area described below.
Location: Preferred location in Mumbai. Other locations that are possible are Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai or NCR. The role will involve up to 40% travel in India for client meetings or discussions.
This role is responsible for designing and developing full-stack AI-driven automation solutions in banking business analytics and digital banking workflows. Leverage LLMs, SLMs, MCP, and enterprise AI tools to build intelligent automation that enhance productivity, efficiency, and customer experience in banking operations. Role involves end-to-end development-data integration, model orchestration, workflow automation, and deployment-ensuring scalability, security, and compliance within financial environments.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Skills & Qualifications
Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving, stakeholder communication, and ability to bridge business needs with AI solutions.
AI/ML Expertise: Hands-on experience of working with LLMs, SLMs, Multi-Agent/MCP frameworks, and AI workflow orchestration tools.
Full Stack Development: Proficiency in Python, Java/Node.js, REST APIs, web frameworks (React/Angular), and microservices.
Data & Cloud Platforms: Strong understanding of datalakehouse architectures, SQL/NoSQL databases, and deployment on AWS/Azure/GCP.
Automation & Integration: Skilled in building AI-driven automation pipelines, conversational/agentic AI integrations, and productivity tools.
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DevOps & MLOps: Experience with CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), model deployment/monitoring, and AI governance best practices.
Security & Compliance: Understanding of data privacy, RBI/financial regulations, and secure AI system deployment.
Banking Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with digital banking workflows, business analytics, and compliance/regulatory requirements is desired.
Preferred technical and professional experience
Building advanced automation using Gen AI
Advanced knowledge in Maths for AI
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