AI Engineering Lead-VP

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Global Serv. Cent in Pune seeks an AI Engineering Lead‑VP to spearhead ML/AI infrastructure, platform services and deployment pipelines. You will build scalable, secure systems, guide product development, and drive technical excellence with cross‑functional collaboration.

Hands‑on with AWS platforms for AI workloads, CI/CD, and IaC, you will lead high‑performance teams, shape strategy, and ensure superior user experience while aligning with business goals.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of engineering teams with a track record of delivering high‑quality software solutions.
• Experience in mentoring, performance reviews and growth planning for engineers.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical strategy and roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams to achieve project goals within scope, time, and budget.
• Oversee timelines, risk management, resource allocation and prioritization.
• Drive robust testing practices, code reviews and architecture governance.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Strategic thinking

Communication

Tools

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

IaC

Job description

Job Description Purpose of the Role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high‑performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
• Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
• Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
• Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
• Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high‑quality solutions.

Vice President Expectations

To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalation breaches of policies/procedures.. If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.

The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as an AI Engineering Lead -VP at Barclays

where you will spearhead the evolution of our ML/AI infrastructure , platform services and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting‑edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.

To be successful as an AI Engineering Lead -VP

Hands-on expertise in designing, building, and maintaining AWS platforms supporting AI workloads (ML, GenAI, agentic systems) , exposure to CI CD pipelines and IAC based deployments. Proven experience working across security, governance, architecture, and business stakeholders, navigating complex enterprise environments. A product-oriented approach, with a focus on outcomes, scalability, self‑service capabilities, continuous evolution, and exceptional user experience. Experience building high performance technical teams. Comfortable AI tools like Claude code and the likes , applying structured rules , skills and reusable patterns to accelerate development. Some other highly valued skills may include: Practical experience building ML models and developing GenAI applications. Experience working in Agile environments, collaborating iteratively and delivering incremental value. You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

• Hands‑on expertise in designing, building, and maintaining AWS platforms supporting AI workloads (ML, GenAI, agentic systems) , exposure to CI CD pipelines and IAC based deployments.
• Proven experience working across security, governance, architecture, and business stakeholders, navigating complex enterprise environments.
• A product‑oriented approach, with a focus on outcomes, scalability, self‑service capabilities, continuous evolution, and exceptional user experience.
• Experience building high performance technical teams.
• Comfortable AI tools like Claude code and the likes , applying structured rules , skills and reusable patterns to accelerate development.
• Some other highly valued skills may include: Practical experience building ML models and developing GenAI applications.
• Experience working in Agile environments, collaborating iteratively and delivering incremental value.
• You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

The role is based out of Pune.

Our Work Experience

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self‑disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.