Senior Data Scientist: Rapid AI Prototyping for Banking

MY20 EntServ Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology in Putrajaya, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead advanced ML initiatives in banking domain, delivering end-to-end solutions from model design to deployment.

You will work closely with product, business, and engineering teams in an agile environment, mentor juniors, and ensure models are robust, fair, and compliant.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, strong analytics, and clear stakeholder communication in an English-speaking environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Data science

Machine learning

Banking domain

LLMs

Python

Statistical analysis

Feature engineering

Model evaluation

Time series

NLP

Tools

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

XGBoost

LightGBM

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Git

Jupyter

Job description

DXC Technology in Putrajaya, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead advanced ML initiatives in banking domain, delivering end-to-end solutions from model design to deployment.

You will work closely with product, business, and engineering teams in an agile environment, mentor juniors, and ensure models are robust, fair, and compliant.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, strong analytics, and clear stakeholder communication in an English-speaking environment.