AI/ML Engineer

IT. Developer 

About Citco                               

Since the 1940s Citco has provided specialist financial services to alternative investment funds, investors, multinationals and private clients worldwide. With over 6,000 employees in 45 countries we pioneer innovative solutions that meet our clients’ evolving needs, and deliver exceptional service. 

Our continuous investment in learning means our people are among the best in the industry. And our corporate social responsibility programs provide meaningful and fulfilling work in the community.

A career at Citco isn’t just a job – it’s an opportunity to excel in an environment that genuinely supports your personal and professional development

About the Team & Business Line:

Proprietary software solutions and innovation are at the core of what differentiates Citco in the alternative investment space. Through our network of global development centers, Citco invests heavily in technology development, security, and infrastructure to ensure our clients continue to receive award-winning products that underpin our commitment to service excellence.

As a core member of our Product Development team you will work with dedicated professionals to ensure our clients maintain access to their critical information assets while keeping Citco ahead of industry trends. 

About the Role: 

Citco Technology Management is looking for a Gen AI/ML Engineer to design, build and deploy machine
learning and generative AI solutions, primarily leveraging AWS and Amazon SageMaker. You will be part of
the team driving AI-led innovation across the firm, working closely with product managers, architects and
developers across the globe.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Design, develop, enhance, and maintain Gen AI and ML applications and pipelines.
2. Build, train, tune and deploy models using Amazon SageMaker (Training Jobs, Pipelines, real-time and
batch endpoints).
3. Develop Generative AI solutions such as LLM-based applications, RAG pipelines, copilots, and document
intelligence using AWS services (Bedrock, SageMaker JumpStart).
4. Troubleshoot and resolve model performance, latency and accuracy issues.
5. Maintain strong knowledge of design patterns and MLOps best practices.
6. Maintain working knowledge of technical enhancements and emerging Gen AI/ML technologies.
7. Learn, adapt, test/evaluate, and implement new tools and technologies in the AI/ML space.
8. Communicate effectively with business and Product Management teams on AI solution outcomes.
9. Coordinate with the DevOps team to push model and infrastructure changes (via SageMaker, AWS CI/CD)
to higher environments.
10. Provide technical documentation for models, pipelines and deployed solutions.
11. Maintain a strong understanding of CI/CD integration for ML workflows.
12. Communicate effectively with peers and leads.
13. Participate and contribute to all team activities such as sprint planning, daily scrums, and retrospectives

About You:

1. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related
field.
2. Around 3 years of hands-on experience in AI/ML engineering, with good exposure to real-time,
production-grade projects (not only POCs).
3. Strong hands-on experience with Amazon SageMaker and AWS cloud services (S3, Lambda, EC2,
ECS/EKS, IAM, CloudWatch, API Gateway, Step Functions).
4. Strong Python skills and experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn).
5. Practical experience with LLMs and Gen AI tooling (Amazon Bedrock, Hugging Face,
LangChain/LlamaIndex).
6. Experience building RAG solutions using vector databases (e.g., OpenSearch, FAISS, Pinecone).
7. Experience with REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., RDS, DynamoDB).
8. Familiarity with Docker, Git and CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, GitHub Actions or similar).
9. BFSI domain experience (banking, financial services, insurance, fund administration or capital markets) is
an added advantage.
10. AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, Solutions Architect Associate) are
a plus.
11. Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
12. Well-rounded individual capable of performing several roles with the ability to work in a fast-paced,
complex IT environment.
13. Demonstrated proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills including oral and written English.

Our Benefits

Your wellbeing is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We recognize diversity as a source of organizational pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization.

Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.