Principal Financial Group

Provides life, retirement, and investment solutions

Program Consultant - Software Engineering

AI Application Engineering +1Posted on Nov 10

Full-timeHyderabad, Telangana, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
Significant enterprise technology experience or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Ability to lead AI use cases from concept and feasibility assessment through pilot, production, adoption, and value realization.
Expertise in enterprise technology and applied AI.
Strong understanding of Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Agents, A2A patterns, intelligent automation, Copilot, and Claude capabilities.
Knowledge of timely engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), grounding, model evaluation, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop patterns.
Strong enterprise leadership skills and ability to influence and align engineering, platform, architecture, security, operations, and business teams.

Responsibilities

Identify and prioritize high-value AI opportunities across engineering, platforms, operations, and modernization.
Lead AI use cases from concept and feasibility assessment through pilot, production, adoption, and measurable value realization.
Craft, deliver, and modernize large-scale enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
Apply AWS cloud platforms and services, including Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock Agents, Knowledge Bases, SageMaker, and related AWS services, to deliver enterprise AI solutions.
Apply knowledge of timely engineering, RAG, grounding, model evaluation, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop patterns.
Craft reusable AI architecture patterns and integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms, APIs, workflows, and data.
Apply AI across the software development life cycle, platform engineering, operations, application modernization, and cloud-native engineering environments.
Ensure Responsible AI practices, including security, privacy, model risk, data protection, and enterprise AI governance.
Measure AI outcomes through metrics such as efficiency, cycle time, MTTR, quality, cost, adoption, and return on investment.
Translate emerging AI capabilities into practical enterprise solutions and measurable business outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

A master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, Business, or a related field.
Relevant certifications in AWS, cloud, AI/ML, Generative AI, or enterprise architecture.

What You'll Do

As a Program Consultant - Software Engineering at Principal Financial Group, you will play a pivotal role in driving our AI-led transformation initiatives. This outstanding opportunity allows you to bring to bear your extensive expertise in enterprise technology and applied AI to develop high-impact solutions. Your responsibilities will include:

Identifying and prioritizing high-value AI opportunities across engineering, platforms, operations, and modernization.
Leading AI use cases from concept and feasibility assessment through pilot, production, adoption, and measurable value realization.
Crafting, delivering, and modernizing large-scale enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
Applying AWS cloud platforms and services, including Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock Agents, Knowledge Bases, SageMaker, and related AWS services to deliver enterprise AI solutions.
Demonstrating a strong understanding of Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Agents, A2A patterns, intelligent automation, Copilot and Claude capabilities.
Applying your knowledge of timely engineering, RAG, grounding, model evaluation, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop patterns.
Crafting reusable AI architecture patterns and integrating AI solutions with enterprise platforms, APIs, workflows, and data.
Applying AI across SDLC, platform engineering, operations, application modernization, and cloud-native engineering environments.
Ensuring Responsible AI practices, including security, privacy, model risk, data protection, and enterprise AI governance.
Measuring AI outcomes through metrics such as efficiency, cycle time, efficiency, MTTR, quality, cost, adoption, and return on investment.
Demonstrating strong enterprise leadership skills with the ability to influence and align engineering, platform, architecture, security, operations, and business teams.
Translating emerging AI capabilities into practical enterprise solutions and measurable business outcomes.

Your role will be instrumental in crafting the future of our technology landscape. We're looking for someone who is ambitious, collaborative, and ready to take on the challenge of delivering world-class AI solutions!

Who You Are

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, Business, or a related field is preferred but not required.
Relevant certifications in AWS, Cloud, AI/ML, Generative AI, or enterprise architecture are preferred.
Equivalent combination of relevant education and significant enterprise technology experience may be considered.

About the Company

Principal Financial Group

Provides life, retirement, and investment solutions

Principal Financial Group provides a wide range of financial services for individuals, businesses, and institutions. It offers life insurance, retirement plans, annuities, and investment solutions to help clients grow assets and plan for the future. For individuals, products such as life insurance policies (e.g., Principal Executive VUL III and Principal IUL Accumulation II) and variable annuities deliver tax-advantaged growth, flexible investments, and guaranteed income options. For businesses, it offers protection and succession planning, income protection, key employee retention, and disability insurance to safeguard operations and maintain continuity. The company earns from policy premiums, fees for managing retirement plans and annuities, and investment commissions, as well as growth in assets under management. Its goal is to help people and organizations achieve financial security and steady growth by providing tailored products and advisory services.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Des Moines, IA
Founded: 1879

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