AI and Data Engineering Tech Lead

AI and Data Engineering - Tech Lead III- AI- GR- 39902-72266- JR193826 Position Title: AI and Data Engineering - Tech Lead III- AI- GR- 39902-72266- JR193826 Job Family: IFT > Engineering/Dev Shift: Job Description: Job Title Tech Lead III - AI Requirement Type Full-Time Employee Job Location Bangalore/Gurugram Requirement Level Lead Hiring Manager Team Lead I Primary Skill AI and Data Engineering, Python Business MRDM Skill Category Super Super Niche ABOUT ELEVANCE HEALTH Elevance Health is a leading health company in America dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. It is the largest managed health care company in the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association serving more than 46 million lives across 14 states. A regular in the Fortune 500 list, Elevance ranked 20 in 2025. Gail Boudreaux , President and CEO of Elevance has been a consistent name in the Fortune list of most powerful women and currently holds 53 rd rank on this list. ABOUT CARELON Carelon Global Solutions (CGS) is a healthcare solutions company that is simplifying complex operational processes to improve the health of the healthcare system. Previously known as Legato Health Technologies, Carelon Global Solutions (hereinafter, CGS) underwent a name change and joined the Carelon family of brands in January 2023, as a fully owned subsidiary of Elevance Health (Previously Anthem Inc.). CGS brings together a global team of like-minded innovators who manage and optimize operational processes for health plans as well as providers. Our brightest minds housed across our global headquarters in Indianapolis as well as Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Gurugram in India, Manila in the Philippines, Limerick in Ireland and San Juan in Puerto Rico bring with them innovative capabilities and an unmatched depth of experience. This global team uniquely positions CGS to enable scalable, next-generation platforms and specialized digital tools that make healthcare operations more practical, effective and efficient. OUR MISSION & VALUES Our Mission: Improving Lives and Communities. Simplifying Healthcare. Expecting More. Our Values: Leadership | Community | Integrity | Agility | Diversity JOB POSITION Carelon Global Solutions India is seeking for an experienced Tech Lead III AI to drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable AI/ML solutions within Carelons healthcare ecosystem. The role will focus on leveraging Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Engineering to enhance claims processing, improve operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations JOB RESPONSIBILITY Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and product managers, to acquire, process, and manage data for AI/ML model integration and optimization. Design and implement robust, scalable, and enterprise-grade data pipelines to support state-of-the-art AI/ML models. Debug, optimize, and enhance machine learning models, ensuring quality assurance and performance improvements. Operate container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, with advanced configurations and service mesh implementations, for scalable ML workload deployments. Design and build scalable LLM inference architectures, employing GPU memory optimization techniques and model quantization for efficient deployment. Engage in advanced prompt engineering and fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs), focusing on semantic retrieval and chatbot development. Document model architectures, hyperparameter optimization experiments, and validation results using version control and experiment tracking tools like MLflow or DVC. Research and implement cutting-edge LLM optimization techniques, such as quantization and knowledge distillation, ensuring efficient model performance and reduced computational costs. Collaborate closely with stakeholders to develop innovative and effective natural language processing solutions, specializing in text classification, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in AI technologies, integrating new methodologies and frameworks to continually enhance the AI engineering function. Contribute to creating specialized AI solutions in healthcare, leveraging domain-specific knowledge for task adaptation and deployment. QUALIFICATION Minimum education: Bachelors degree in any Engineering Stream Nice to have: Specialized training, certifications, and/or other special requirements Preferred education: Computer Science/Engineering AI or Data Science stream EXPERIENCE Minimum relevant experience - 5+ years in AI Engineering Preferred total experience 8-12+years SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Advanced proficiency in Python with expertise in data science libraries (NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn) and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) Extensive experience with LLM frameworks (Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain) and prompt engineering techniques Experience with big data processing .