Data Science Specialist

Required Travel :Minimal Managerial - No Location: :India- Pune (Amdocs Site) In one sentence We are looking for a Data Scientist Specialist to join the Agent Optimization team. In this role, you will be the technical authority on refining agentic behavior, prompt engineering conventions, and multi-agent/ orchestration. All you need is... Must Have • Leadership Experience: Proven track record of leading technical teams or complex AI projects from research to production. • AI/ML Expertise: 5+ years of experience in Data Science or Deep Learning, with at least 2 years' experience in Generative AI and LLM technologies. • Agentic Frameworks: Hands-on experience building and optimizing agentic workflows using libraries like LangChain, LangGraph, or similar frameworks. • Software Engineering: Strong Python skills and familiarity with production-grade practices like CI/CD, containerization (Docker), Git and comfortable operating in a cloud environment. • Production Focus: Demonstrated experience owning the full ML lifecycle, including evaluation strategies, monitoring, and post-production iteration. • Strong Communication: Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders in fluent English. Strong Advantage • Telco Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with the specific challenges of the telco industry (BSS/OSS systems, customer interaction analytics). • Cloud Proficiency: Practical experience with GCP (Vertex AI, GKE) or similar cloud-based ML infrastructure. What will your job look like? • Lead & Mentor: Manage a specialized team of DS/ML engineers, fostering a culture of curiosity, technical excellence, and continuous learning. • Agentic Optimization: Design and implement highly optimized agentic workflows using frameworks like LangGraph, focusing on state management and tool-use efficiency. • Performance Tuning: Refine prompt engineering strategies and multi-agent orchestration to improve agent accuracy and reduce latency in production environments. • Standardize ADLC: Construct and promote best practices for developing agentic solutions, including standardized prompting conventions and agentic feedback loops. • Research to Production: Translate the latest developments in Generative AI into production-ready features optimized for telco-specific use cases. • Collaboration: Work with data scientists and engineers to translate experimental models into robust, testable, and maintainable production code. • Technical Ownership: Own the end-to-end refinement of agentic pipelines, from initial feature engineering through to post-production iteration. Why You Will Love This Job • You will lead a team working on the "zero-to-one" frontier of agentic AI within a global tech leader. • You will have a direct impact on the performance of AI products used by the world’s largest telco operators. • You will operate at the intersection of leadership and cutting-edge engineering, with the autonomy to define the standards for agent optimization. Who are we? Amdocs helps the world’s leading communications and media companies deliver exceptional customer experiences through reliable, efficient, and secure operations at scale. We provide software products and services that embed intelligence into how work runs across business, IT, and network domains –delivering measurable outcomes in customer experience, network performance, cloud modernization, and revenue growth. With our talented people, and more than forty years of experience running mission-critical systems around the globe, Amdocs runs billions of transactions daily. Our technology is relied on every day, connecting people worldwide and advancing a more inclusive, connected world. Together, we help those who shape the future to make it amazing. Amdocs is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: DOX) and reported revenue of $4.53 billion in fiscal 2025. For more information, visit www.amdocs.com At Amdocs, our mission is to empower our employees to 'Live Amazing, Do Amazing' every day. We believe in creating a workplace where you not only excel professionally but also thrive personally. Through our culture of making a real impact, fostering growth, embracing flexibility, and building connections, we enable them to live meaningful lives while making a difference in the world. Amdocs is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce