About Persistent

We are an AI-led platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate whats next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world including 18 of the Fortune 50 companies 7 of the 10 top US banks 9 of the 10 technology companies and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptors mindset commitment to client success and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation leadership and inclusion. We have delivered 26sequential quarters of growth with $487.6M in Q4 FY26 revenue up 7.8% Q-o-Q and 20.0% Y-o-Y. Our 29500global team members located in 21 countries have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We received five awards at the ISG (Information Services Group) Provider Lens Awards 2026 and for the second year in a row were awarded the Growth Honor of the Year at the Everest Group Elevate 2026.

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced Cloud AI/ML Technical Lead to design develop and deliver cloud-native and AI-powered solutions across AWS and Azure environments. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering leader who can bridge cloud technologies AI/ML capabilities and business requirements to build scalable secure and high-performing applications. The successful candidate will lead technical implementation efforts mentor engineers and drive the adoption of modern cloud DevOps and Generative AI practices using OpenAI technologies.

- Role: Cloud AI/ML Technical Lead
- Location: Bengaluru
- Experience: 5 to 8 Years
- Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What Youll Do:

- Design develop and enhance cloud-native applications and AI-powered solutions across AWS and Azure environments.
- Build scalable APIs microservices automation frameworks and distributed cloud applications aligned with business requirements.




- Develop and integrate OpenAI-powered capabilities such as chatbots virtual assistants intelligent search document processing content generation and AI agents.
- Implement serverless architectures using AWS Lambda Azure Functions API Gateway Event Grid Event Hub and related cloud services.
- Design and deploy containerized applications using Docker Kubernetes Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or Amazon EKS.
- Integrate AI/ML models and services into enterprise applications while ensuring scalability security and performance.
- Lead code reviews architecture discussions design reviews and technical decision-making activities.
- Collaborate with architects product owners QA teams DevOps engineers security teams and business stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins or similar platforms.
- Troubleshoot production issues optimize application performance and ensure high system availability.
- Implement security best practices monitoring observability logging and cloud governance standards.
- Create technical documentation reusable frameworks and engineering best practices.
- Mentor developers and promote high-quality software engineering and AI development standards.

Expertise Youll Bring:

- 5-8 years of experience in Software Development Cloud Engineering AI/ML Development or Full Stack Engineering.
- Strong hands-on expertise with AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.
- Experience developing and integrating solutions using OpenAI APIs Azure OpenAI Service or Generative AI frameworks.
- Strong programming skills in Python or similar modern programming languages.
- Experience building RESTful APIs microservices event-driven architectures and cloud-native applications.
- Knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) Prompt Engineering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Vector Databases and AI Agent architectures.
- Hands-on experience with Docker Kubernetes AKS EKS or other container orchestration platforms.




- Experience working with serverless services cloud storage messaging systems and API management solutions.
- Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and tools such as LangChain Semantic Kernel Hugging Face TensorFlow PyTorch or similar technologies.
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines Infrastructure as Code and cloud automation.
- Experience implementing security authentication authorization monitoring and observability best practices.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex technical challenges and drive solutions independently.
- Strong communication stakeholder management technical leadership and collaboration skills.
- Experience mentoring development teams and driving engineering excellence initiatives.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Artificial Intelligence or a related discipline.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Chance to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties flexible work hours and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life personal accident and Mediclaim hospitalization for self spouse two children and parents

Values-Driven People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals including those with disabilities and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Lets unleash your full potential at Persistent- is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Required Experience:

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