Data Scientist- Alpharetta, GA (Onsite 5 Days in a week)

Overview

On Site
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 month(s)

Skills

Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
LLM

Job Details

Senior Data Scientist

Alpharetta, GA

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist with expertise in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs), foundation models, and fine-tuning techniques. In this role, you will architect, build, and deploy advanced ML & AI solutions that power Fiserv's next-generation products across payments, fraud detection, risk decisioning, and financial data enrichment.

This position is ideal for someone who is passionate about building enterprise-grade AI & ML applications and applying cutting-edge techniques to real-world financial and payments challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and optimize Generative AI, LLM, and multimodal foundation models for enterprise fintech applications.

Fine-tune or adapt open-source and proprietary models

Build high-performance models for NLP, document intelligence, anomaly detection, risk scoring, predictive analytics, and decisioning use cases.

Lead experimentation to evaluate model accuracy, scalability, and fairness.

Partner with engineering teams to deploy models on cloud-based ML pipelines (Azure, AWS) & data platforms (Databricks & Snowflake)

Work with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets across the payments and financial ecosystem.

Implement model monitoring, drift detection, and continuous retraining strategies.

Evaluate and operationalize new AI technologies, foundation model architectures, responsible AI frameworks, and emerging research.

Drive POCs and innovation initiatives that enhance Fiserv's AI capabilities and differentiate our products.

Required Qualifications

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field.

5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models in production.

Proven expertise with LLMs, transformer architectures, transfer learning, and model fine-tuning.

Strong proficiency in Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and ML libraries such as Transformers.

Experience with cloud ML platforms, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and MLOps tools.

Solid understanding of statistical modeling, optimization, and evaluation methodologies.

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional, fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in fintech, payments, banking, or fraud/risk environments.
  • Background in vector databases, RAG pipelines, and knowledge graph integration.
  • Experience with data privacy, model governance, and Responsible AI frameworks.
  • Contributions to open-source AI/ML communities or research publications.

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