Lead, Data Science

Job Summary We seek a senior AI software engineer to architect and develop the technical foundation of our AI Center of Excellence AI CoE This role focuses on hands-on engineering of Python-based AI platforms and products from secure development through model deployment and production operations in a regulated banking environment You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform prototypes into compliant scalable reliable systems that deliver measurable business value Key Responsibilities Key Duties Leadership Strategy Define the AI engineering vision for the AI CoE translate business priorities into executable value-driven delivery plans Help establish standards for AI software engineering excellence secure SDLC architecture technical design coding conventions documentation and inner-source practices Drive a product mindset clear backlogs fast iteration cycles and outcome-based KPIs Platform Architecture Python Full-Stack Design and implement reusable Python modules in the backend LLM RAG GraphRAG services agent orchestration prompt version management evaluation frameworks guardrails and content moderation Data feature vector stores retrieval pipelines Text-to-SQL and tool-calling services Develop API and event-driven architectures REST gRPC FastAPI Kafka PubSub microservices and front-end integration React TypeScript Next js o Engineer for non-functional excellence performance optimization cost efficiency resiliency observability and operability SLOs error budgets E2E Productionization in Banking Execute technical implementation from PoC MVP production including code development testing and deployment automation Build robust CI CD GitOps pipelines build test scan sign release for Python services models and data pipelines across hybrid infrastructure Kubernetes OpenShift on-prem cloud Implement evaluation frameworks offline online A B tests drift guardrail monitors and model validation systems Develop automated testing suites performance benchmarks and monitoring solutions Security Risk Compliance Ensure data privacy secrets access control and lineage enforce SAST DAST SCA container image signing SBOMs data contracts and audit trails Align delivery with bank governance model risk data privacy records retention third-party risk streamline approvals with evidence-backed automation Champion safe-by-design AI red-teaming prompt-injection defenses eval suites and incident playbooks Operations SRE for AI Direct and help stand up AI-SRE practices golden signals Open Telemetry instrumentation autoscaling canary blue green deploys shadow traffic and rollback strategies Establish runtime cost latency optimization token budgets caching distillation quantization routing People Stakeholder Management Build and mentor high-performing teams managers leads ICs across backend data ML and front-end disciplines Partner with COE CPO Data science team CDO AI platform Security Cloud Data Platform and Business Lines to unblock delivery Strategy Deep technical understanding of AI CoE strategy and ability to translate into engineering solutions Business Technical comprehension of AI model operations and their business applications within the Group Processes Hands-on development and implementation of Machine Learning GenAI models and supporting infrastructure People Talent Technical mentoring and knowledge sharing with engineering teams Risk Management Technical implementation of ML model controls monitoring systems and risk mitigation measures Governance Engineering of Responsible AI controls and compliance automation for developed models Regulatory Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics including regulatory and business conduct across Standard Chartered Bank This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with in letter and spirit all applicable laws regulations guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct Effectively and collaboratively identify escalate mitigate and resolve risk conduct and compliance matters Key stakeholders CIB AI COE Qualifications Education Bachelor s degree or above in Computer Science Computing engineering Mathematics or a related field Languages English Skills and Experience Python Programming ML DL Frameworks Scikit-learn XGBoost PyTorch TensorFlow Data Science Analytics Large Data Processing Cloud Platforms Services Production Deployment DevOps API Development Integration Software Engineering Architecture AI Model Risk Validation Security Compliance Engineering About Standard Chartered We re an international bank nimble enough to act big enough for impact For more than 170 years we ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients communities and each other We question the status quo love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before If you re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference we want to hear from you You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can t wait to see the talents you can bring us Our purpose to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity together with our brand promise to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours When you work with us you ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion Together we Do the right thing and are assertive challenge one another and live with integrity while putting the client at the heart of what we do Never settle continuously striving to improve and innovate keeping things simple and learning from doing well and not so well Are better together we can be ourselves be inclusive see more good in others and work collectively to build for the long term What we offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental physical financial and social wellbeing Core bank funding for retirement savings medical and life insurance with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations Time-off including annual leave parental maternity 20 weeks sabbatical 12 months maximum and volunteering leave 3 days along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday which is combined to 30 days minimum Flexible working options based around home and office locations with flexible working patterns Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind a market-leading digital wellbeing platform development courses for resilience and other human skills global Employee Assistance Programme sick leave mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits A continuous learning culture to support your growth with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical virtual and digital learning Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity across our teams business functions and geographies - everyone feels 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