Lead Data & AI Engineer

About Comprinno Comprinno is a NASSCOM-incubated company headquartered in Bangalore, with offices in Pune, Coimbatore, and the United States. We specialize in cloud transformation, DevOps, infrastructure automation, and Artificial Intelligence, enabling organizations to build scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud environments on AWS. Our flagship SaaS platform, Tevico , offers intelligent cloud governance and observability for AWS workloads. It helps enterprises improve uptime, reduce costs, and ensure compliance by proactively detecting anomalies and triggering automated remediation workflows. As an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Comprinno helps organizations migrate, modernize, secure, and operate cloud environments while adopting emerging technologies such as Generative AI and Agentic AI. About the Role We are seeking an experienced Lead Data & AI Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and delivery of modern Data, Analytics, Machine Learning, and Generative AI solutions for enterprise customers. This role combines expertise in Data Engineering, Machine Learning, MLOps, Generative AI, and Cloud-Native Analytics. The ideal candidate will architect scalable data platforms, enable AI-ready data foundations, and lead the development of intelligent applications leveraging machine learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Generative AI frameworks. As a technical leader within Comprinno's Data Analytics & AI Practice, you will work closely with customers, Solution Architects, Data Scientists, Cloud Engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that generate measurable business outcomes. This role also involves mentoring engineers, contributing to reusable frameworks and accelerators, supporting presales initiatives, and shaping the future direction of Comprinno's Data & AI offerings. Key Responsibilities Data Engineering & Analytics Lead the design and implementation of scalable data platforms, pipelines, and analytics solutions. Build and optimize data lakes, lakehouses, warehouses, and real-time data processing systems. Design and implement robust ETL/ELT workflows for structured and unstructured data. Establish data engineering best practices for performance, scalability, reliability, and security. Ensure data quality, governance, lineage, observability, and compliance across customer environments. Design modern architectures including: Data Lakes Data Lakehouses Data Warehouses Real-Time Streaming Platforms Data Mesh Architectures Machine Learning & Applied AI Design, develop, and operationalize machine learning solutions for enterprise use cases. Build predictive, prescriptive, and recommendation systems using modern ML frameworks. Lead feature engineering, model training, evaluation, deployment, and optimization activities. Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify AI and analytics opportunities. Enable scalable AI and analytics solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Generative AI & Agentic AI Design and implement Generative AI applications using Large Language Models (LLMs). Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, AI assistants, copilots, and knowledge discovery platforms. Develop prompt engineering strategies, evaluation frameworks, and AI orchestration workflows. Work with modern GenAI frameworks including: LangChain LangGraph CrewAI Hugging Face OpenAI APIs Anthropic APIs Explore and implement Agentic AI architectures and intelligent automation solutions. Evaluate foundation models and recommend optimal architectures for business use cases. AWS Data & AI Solutions Architect and implement cloud-native Data & AI solutions on AWS. Work extensively with: Amazon SageMaker Amazon Bedrock AWS Glue Amazon Athena Amazon Redshift Amazon EMR Amazon Kinesis AWS Lake Formation Amazon OpenSearch SageMaker Data Wrangler Build scalable, secure, and production-ready Data & AI platforms. MLOps & AI Platform Engineering Design and implement MLOps frameworks for model lifecycle management. Build automated pipelines for training, deployment, monitoring, retraining, and governance. Implement AI observability, model monitoring, evaluation, and compliance controls. Establish reusable AI deployment pipelines and engineering accelerators. Collaborate with CloudOps and DevOps teams to operationalize AI workloads. Customer Engagement & Solutioning Lead customer discovery workshops and AI strategy discussions. Translate business requirements into scalable Data & AI architectures. Present architecture recommendations, roadmaps, and technical proposals to customer stakeholders. Support presales, effort estimation, solution validation, and proposal development activities. Act as a trusted advisor to customers throughout the engagement lifecycle. Leadership & Mentorship Mentor Data & AI Engineers and guide technical development across the team. Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and design reviews. Define engineering standards and best practices for the Data & AI practice. Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and capability development initiatives. Drive innovation through reusable frameworks, accelerators, and intellectual property creation. Required Qualifications & Skills Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Computer Science Data Engineering Data Science Artificial Intelligence Statistics Mathematics Related technical disciplines 6–9 years of experience in Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Applied AI, Analytics, or Cloud Data Platforms. At least 2 years of experience leading teams or mentoring engineers. Strong programming expertise in Python and SQL. Deep expertise in: Apache Spark Kafka Airflow Data Warehousing Data Modeling ETL/ELT Design Experience building and managing large-scale data platforms and pipelines. Strong understanding of: Data Lakes Lakehouses Real-Time Streaming Architectures Data Mesh Concepts Hands-on experience with AWS Data & AI services including: Amazon SageMaker Amazon Bedrock AWS Glue Amazon Athena Amazon Redshift Amazon EMR Amazon Kinesis AWS Lake Formation Amazon OpenSearch Experience with modern data platforms such as: Databricks Snowflake BigQuery Hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning solutions using: TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-Learn Experience implementing MLOps practices using: MLflow Kubeflow SageMaker Pipelines CI/CD for Machine Learning Hands-on experience with one or more GenAI frameworks: LangChain LangGraph CrewAI Hugging Face OpenAI APIs Anthropic APIs Strong understanding of: Large Language Models (LLMs) Prompt Engineering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) AI Agents Agentic AI Architectures Experience with vector databases such as: Pinecone Weaviate Chroma OpenSearch Vector Engine Experience designing enterprise AI assistants and conversational AI applications. Familiarity with Data Governance and Data Observability platforms. Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Experience managing customer-facing discussions and technical workshops. Certifications Mandatory (One of the Following) AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty AWS Machine Learning – Specialty AWS Solutions Architect – Professional Preferred Databricks Data Engineer Professional SnowPro Certification Google Professional Data Engineer Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate AWS AI Practitioner Certification Desired Qualifications & Skills Experience working in regulated industries such as BFSI, Healthcare, Manufacturing, or Telecom. Contributions to open-source projects, technical communities, research publications, or industry forums. Experience implementing enterprise Data Mesh and modern governance frameworks. What We're Looking For Strong engineering mindset with passion for Data, AI, and innovation. Customer-first approach with strong consulting capabilities. Ability to balance technical excellence with business outcomes. Strong ownership, accountability, and leadership qualities. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Curiosity to explore emerging technologies and AI advancements. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth consulting environment. What Success Looks Like Successful delivery of enterprise Data, Analytics, AI, and GenAI initiatives. Reliable and scalable data platforms supporting analytics and AI workloads. Production-grade ML and GenAI solutions delivering measurable business value. High customer satisfaction and trusted advisor relationships. Strong contribution to reusable frameworks, accelerators, and intellectual property. Growth and mentoring of Data & AI team members. Successful expansion of Comprinno's Data Analytics & AI practice capabilities. Establishment of best practices across Data Engineering, MLOps, and AI Engineering. Why Join Comprinno Be part of a fast-growing Data Analytics & AI practice within one of the leading AWS partners in APJ. Work on cutting-edge AI, GenAI, Agentic AI, and cloud-native solutions. Lead mission-critical data and AI projects for global enterprises. Gain direct exposure to CXO-level customers and AWS partner ecosystem. Learn directly from AWS-certified architects, AI practitioners, and technology leaders. Accelerate your growth through continuous learning, certifications, and mentorship programs. Contribute to innovative products such as Tevico and future AI-powered platforms. Join a collaborative culture that values ownership, innovation, learning, and excellence.