AIML, GCP, LLM,Python/Consultant Specialist

HSBC Holdings plc; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Software Development India is seeking a highly experienced Consultant Specialist to lead end-to-end AI/ML engineering initiatives in a banking context. You will own the data/AI platform architecture, build robust data pipelines on GCP, and implement MLOps across the full lifecycle, including GenAI solutions and rigorous evaluation.

The role requires strong cloud, CI/CD, and governance skills, with 6+ years in software engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in computing/engineering.
• Minimum of 6 years in software engineering with governance focus.
• Proven experience in application architecture and data management.
• Familiarity with AI technologies and their banking applications.
• Cloud computing, CI/CD pipelines, and SDLC proficiency.
• Ability to influence changes in complex organisations.
• Strong analytical skills to assess engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI/ML engineering solutions from design to production support.
• Own architecture and strategy for scalable data/AI platforms.
• Design and build high-performance data pipelines on GCP.
• Implement MLOps across CI/CD, testing, training, deployment, monitoring, and rollback.
• Deliver production-grade GenAI solutions using LangChain/LlamaIndex and robust evaluation.
• Drive performance optimisation with Redis and cost tuning.
• Apply governance, security-by-design, and data governance for regulated environments.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Data pipelines

Cloud computing

MLOps

GenAI

LangChain/LlamaIndex

Data governance

CI/CD

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

BigQuery

Dataflow/Beam

Airflow

Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

PostgreSQL/pgvector

Redis

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist

In This Role, You Will

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI/ML engineering solutions, accountable from design and build through production support and measurable outcomes.
• Own architecture and technical strategy for scalable, secure data/AI platforms (batch + streaming) aligned to HSBC engineering standards and controls.
• Design and build high-performance, cost-efficient data pipelines on GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow/Beam, Airflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage) with resilience and observability.
• Implement MLOps across the full lifecycle: CI/CD, automated testing, reproducible training pipelines, deployment, monitoring, and rollback.
• Deliver production-grade GenAI solutions (LLMs, RAG, agentic/multi-agent patterns) using orchestration frameworks (LangChain/LlamaIndex), prompt engineering, and robust evaluation.
• Apply strong data and search engineering: PostgreSQL/pgvector (vector + hybrid search, indexing, metadata filtering) and graph databases (e.g., FalkorDB) for graph modelling and queries.
• Drive performance optimisation using Redis caching and tuning for throughput, latency, and cost; apply rigorous model evaluation (precision/recall/F1, ROC/PR-AUC, calibration).
• Embed engineering excellence and governance: coding standards, reviews, test coverage, documentation, SLOs/incident management, plus security-by-design, compliance, and data governance for regulated environments.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on engineering practices and governance.
• Proven experience in application architecture and data management.
• Familiarity with AI technologies and their application in banking or financial services.
• Technical acumen in cloud computing, CI/CD pipelines, and software development lifecycle.
• Ability to influence and drive changes within a complex organizational structure.
• Strong analytical skills to assess engineering practices and recommend improvements.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India