Senior Data Scientist

dxctechnology; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology in Malaysia seeks a Senior AI/ML Data Scientist to lead end-to-end model development in an agile, innovation-focused environment. You will design, prototype, and validate AI solutions for banking and financial services, collaborating with product and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes rapid POCs, strong data science fundamentals, and responsible AI, including bias checks and robust evaluation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Data Science and Machine Learning.

Responsibilities

• Track latest AI/ML developments (LLMs, architectures, emerging techniques) and assess relevance to business use cases.

Skills

Data Science

Banking experience

ML/DL

Python

LLMs

Statistics

SQL

Cloud ML

Git/Jupyter

Databricks

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

XGBoost

LightGBM

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Jupyter

Git

Job description

Job Description

Senior AI/ML Data Scientist – Innovation & Model Development

Key Responsibilities

• Track latest AI/ML developments (LLMs, architectures, emerging techniques) and assess relevance to business use cases

• Evaluate feasibility of AI solutions and recommend optimal technical approach

• Build rapid POCs (2–3 days) to validate ideas before investment

• Benchmark vendor and open-source solutions with clear comparison and recommendations

• Design and develop ML/DL models end-to-end (algorithm selection, feature engineering, optimisation)

• Deliver prototypes within short timelines (2–4 weeks) with strong validation standards

• Ensure model performance, robustness, and bias checks

• Use generative AI tools (e.g. Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor) to accelerate prototyping and development

• Collaborate with product, business, and engineering teams in an agile environment

• Support junior team members through mentoring, code reviews, and knowledge sharing

Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in Data Science / Machine Learning

• Proven experience in banking or financial services

• Strong expertise in ML/DL (supervised, unsupervised, NLP, time series)

• Hands-on experience with Python (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost, LightGBM)

• Solid understanding of LLMs and modern techniques (fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering, agents)

• Strong foundation in statistics, EDA, feature engineering, and model evaluation

• Experience with SQL and large-scale data processing

• Exposure to cloud ML platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Familiarity with Git, Jupyter, Databricks

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Experience in Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, or Graph ML

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving

• Ability to simplify complex topics into clear recommendations

• Critical mindset towards model outputs and AI-generated code

• Pragmatic, with focus on speed and business impact

• Strong communication and stakeholder management

• Comfortable working in ambiguity

• Proactive, with ownership and mentoring mindset

Work Environment

• Agile, fast-paced innovation environment

• Close collaboration with business, product, and engineering teams

• Focus on rapid experimentation and delivery of AI solutions

• English-speaking environment (fluency required)

Work Location: Putrajaya (Fully onsite role)

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.