Senior Lead AI-NLP Engineer
Company: NTT Data
Location: Irving
Posted on: February 9, 2026
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Job Description:
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. • 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 NTT
DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader,
serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to
accelerating client success and positively impacting society
through responsible innovation. We are one of the worlds leading AI
and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities
in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers
and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions
help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably
into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts
in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust
ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up
partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3
billion each year in R&D.
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