Senior AI & Risk Analytics Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior AI & Risk Analytics Engineer to join the Data & AI team of one of Asia's leading digital banks. This role combines Data Science, AI Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Risk Analytics. The successful candidate will design, build, deploy, and operate AI-powered solutions that support fraud detection, financial crime prevention, risk monitoring, and intelligent automation initiatives. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building machine learning models, deploying solutions on cloud platforms, developing data pipelines, and leveraging Generative AI and AI Agents in production environments. They can clearly demonstrate how their solutions improve risk management outcomes, operational efficiency, and business value.

Responsibilities

Risk Analytics & Machine Learning

• Design, build, and deploy machine learning models for fraud detection, anomaly detection, risk scoring, and financial crime prevention.
• Develop predictive analytics solutions supporting risk and compliance decision-making.
• Monitor model performance and continuously improve production outcomes.
• Work closely with Risk, Compliance, and Business stakeholders to define measurable business objectives and success criteria.

AI Agents & Intelligent Automation

• Design and deploy AI agents to automate risk investigation and operational workflows.
• Leverage Generative AI and LLM technologies to improve productivity and decision support.
• Build solutions for:
  • Mule account detection
  • Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) preparation
  • Financial crime investigations
  • Alert triage and case summarization
  • Risk monitoring and operational automation

Data Engineering & Platform Development

• Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines supporting analytics and AI workloads.
• Develop DAG-based workflow orchestration and automation.
• Ensure high-quality, reliable, and scalable data processing capabilities.

Cloud & AI Platform Engineering

• Deploy and manage AI/ML workloads on cloud-native platforms.
• Implement MLOps practices, model monitoring, and deployment automation.
• Contribute to scalable, secure, and resilient AI platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, AI Engineering, or Advanced Analytics.
• Proven experience building and deploying machine learning models into production environments.
• Strong Python programming skills and hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks.
• Experience designing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools and DAG-based automation (e.g., Airflow or equivalent).
• Hands-on cloud experience (AWS preferred).
• Experience deploying and operating AI/ML solutions on cloud-native platforms.
• Practical experience with Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents, and agentic workflows.
• Ability to explain technical solutions in terms of business impact, risk reduction, and operational outcomes.

Nice to Have

• Banking, fintech, or financial services experience.
• Experience in fraud analytics, AML, transaction monitoring, mule account detection, or financial crime prevention.
• Experience deploying production-grade AI agents.
• Experience supporting regulatory and compliance-related initiatives.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with some of the brightest people in business and technology on challenging and rewarding projects.
• Collaborative work environment with a team of like-minded individuals.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

About the Company

We show commitment to our investors and stand for solid, long-term growth performance. Founded in Germany in 1987 and in American territory since 2008, GFT expanded globally to over 10,000 experts. And to more than 15 markets to ensure proximity to clients. With new opportunities from Asia to Brazil, the international growth story continues. We are committed to growing tech talents worldwide. Because our team’s strong consulting and development skills across legacy and pioneering technologies, like GreenCoding, underpin success. We maintain a family atmosphere in an inclusive work environment.

There is room for your talent!

Put your talent to work. At GFT, you'll be working with some of the brightest people in business and technology on challenging and rewarding projects in a team of like-minded individuals. Feel it. We are #one team collaboratively working towards the same goal.

Location

• City: Ho Chi Minh City
• Country: VN
• Workplace Type: Hybrid