Senior Lead AI-NLP Engineer

Senior Lead AI-NLP Engineer

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Senior Lead AI-NLP Engineer to join our team in Irving, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Do you find yourself seeking the next big challenge? Step into a role where you are responsible for managing to goals and expectations; one where you are able to see the finish line – and truly be part of the broad team's success in reaching it! Our Company NTT DATA Corporation is a top 10 global services company and part of the NTT Group, a Fortune 29 telecommunications and services company based in Japan. We operate with 60,000 professionals in 36 countries. Every day around the world we help clients explore new ways to respond to market dynamics with flexibility and speed, reduce costs with less risk, and increase productivity to enable growth.

Day To Day Job Duties

• Design, build, and deploy NLP models for intent classification, NER, and sentiment analysis using both traditional methods (BiLSTM, TF-IDF) and modern frameworks.
• Implement and optimize Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI to improve dialogue management and agent capability.
• Lead the development and optimization of conversational systems using Rasa NLU.
• Drive end-to-end development from POC to production-ready systems, including deploying models via API.
• Lead design reviews, define technical standards, and mentor junior engineers.
• Establish evaluation frameworks to measure model quality, accuracy, and safety.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience overall
• 5+ Years of experience in Python (5–6+ years), including Object-Oriented Programming and writing clean, testable code
• 3+ Years of hands-on experience with BiLSTM, TF-IDF classifiers, and word embeddings (Word2Vec, GloVe).
• 2+ Years of experience working in Rasa NLU and Rasa Core.
• Additional Qualifications:
• Experience with Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, or LLM-based RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
• Strong experience in ML Frameworks: PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Experience in Cloud & DevOps: Docker, AWS/GCP, and CI/CD Pipeline
• Must be able to work on-site in a hybrid model

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($55-$62/hour). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance. This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.