AI ML Architect

Alight Solutions Ltd; India; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Alight Solutions Ltd. is seeking a hands-on AI/ML Architect (Individual Contributor) in India to design, build and deploy scalable AI/ML solutions.

This role is not people-management and requires writing production-grade code, building models, and architecting ML platforms in collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will lead design and deployment of AI-powered applications, including search and chat solutions, with a focus on model evaluation, feature engineering, and data ingestion

Qualifications

• 8-10 years total experience with 5+ years in AI/ML systems and hands-on coding.
• Master’s degree with preferred concentrations in Computer Science, Data Science, Math, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience writing in Python or Spark (ScalaSpark or PySpark) and with TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch; conversant with JAVA (Spring AI)
• Conversant with Spring boot services
• Experience with data preparation and data engineering tasks such as data cleaning, feature engineering, and data transformation
• Knowledge of CNNs, RNNs, reinforcement learning
• Familiarity with AWS data and data science tools including SageMaker, Glue, Lambdas, etc.
• Experience in Agile and DevOps development process
• Clear communication of complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML models and AI applications to solve business problems.
• Design and develop search and chat applications using Agentic AI.
• Architect ML platforms and write production-grade Python code for feature engineering, model evaluation, and APIs.
• Evaluate experiments and improve model performance through analysis.
• Stay updated with new tools and technologies and assess their business impact.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to tune algorithms for business needs and explain their impact.
• Assess and deploy LLMs and foundation models; implement RAG, guardrails, and prompt engineering best practices.
• Ensure ML deployments follow security practices for data and model safety.
• Build high-performance ingestion pipelines and leverage cloud (AWS) data services.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins) and mentor engineers on ML best practices.
• Collaborate in an agile, globally distributed team.
• Work with Spring AI – MCPs, tools, plugins, etc.
• Partner with data engineers on data preparation and transformation.

Skills

AI/ML

GenAI

Python

Spark

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Java

Spring AI

Spring Boot

AWS

SageMaker

Data Engineering

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science / Data Science / Math / Engineering

Tools

Spring AI

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Jenkins

SageMaker

Glue

Lambda

Spark

Job description

Job Description:

Our Story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. Alight embraces values that come directly from our people – purposeful, human, united and growth-minded – reflecting our inclusive culture and promise that our clients expect. We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact. Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management.

Our Benefits

With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization.

Great Place to Work

Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including “Great Place to Work” for the past 7 years and Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For.”

THE ROLE

AI / ML Architect (Hands-On | Individual Contributor)

Experience

8-10 years total experience with 5+ years in AI / ML systems and strong hands‑on coding skills.

Role Summary

We are looking for a hands‑on AI / ML Architect who will work as an Individual Contributor, designing, building and deploying scalable AI / ML solutions. This role is NOT people-management focused – you will actively write production grade code, build models, architect ML platforms, and collaborate closely with cross functional engineering, product, and domain teams.

What You’ll Do:

• As an AI/ML Arch, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models and AI applications that solve complex business problems.
• Expert in Designing and developing search and chat applications that utilize Agentic AI.
• Design and develop AI paved paths for the Alight engineering organization.
• Experiment to evaluate application performance, including designing experiments to evaluate the performance of machine learning models, and then analyze and interpret the results to improve model performance.
• Stay up to date with new tools and technologies and evaluating their potential impact on the business.
• Work with stakeholders to develop and tune algorithms to address business needs. You should be able to effectively communicate your ideas in non-technical terms to help educate business partners
• Evaluate, fine‑tune, and deploy LLMs and foundation models; implement RAG, guardrails, and prompt engineering best practices (conversant with Github Copilot).
• Conversant with LLM security practices – Secure model deployment, Input validation, Data verification (guardrails) etc.
• Write production quality Python code for:
• Feature Engineering
• Model evaluation
• Interface services (APIs)
• Conversant with Spring AI – building MCPs, tools, pre-plugin and post-plugin etc.
• Build high performant Ingestion pipelines.
• Expertise across cloud (AWS), data engineering, ML/GenAI and data ingestion techniques
• Work with CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions, Gitlab, Jenkins)
• Mentor engineers on ML best practices (without direct people management)
• Collaborate on a high-performing, agile team with a global presence

What You’ll Need:

• Overall, 8 -10 years of experience into Data Engineering, Ingestion, AI ML / Gen AI related projects.
• Specifically, AI / Gen AI / ML project(s) with 5+ years of experience
• Master’s degree with preferred concentrations in Computer Science, Data Science, Math, Actuarial Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience writing in Python or Spark (ScalaSpark or PySpark) and with popular machine learning libraries such as TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, and conversant with JAVA (Spring AI)
• Conversant with Spring boot services
• AI/ML architects should have experience with data preparation and data engineering tasks such as data cleaning, feature engineering, and data transformation
• Knowledge of deep learning architectures and techniques, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), and reinforcement learning.
• Familiarity with AWS data and data science tools including SageMaker, Glue, Lambdas, etc.
• Experience in Agile and DevOps development process
• Must be able to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience

Application and Interview

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: Government ID validation , education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video. Please be aware that Alight is a camera-on culture and may require occasional travel to one of our physical office locations.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.