NeGD is currently inviting applications for the position of Principal Architect – AI on a contractual basis.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end solution architectures embedding AI/ML capabilities into NeGD and allied government applications
• Define integration standards, APIs, and interoperability frameworks between AI systems and existing Digital India platforms
• Oversee data flow architecture, security, privacy, and Responsible AI implementation across solutions
• Architect and oversee integration of AI applications with NeGD’s current enterprise applications and digital platforms
• Evaluate and recommend cloud-native and on-premises deployment models in alignment with MeitY guidelines
• Provide architectural leadership, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and compliance with MeitY and NIC technical standards
• Collaborate with Data Science, MLOps, and Engineering teams for unified architecture governance
• Conduct periodic architectural reviews and provide technical mentoring to development teams

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About National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) is an independent business division under the Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NeGD has been playing a pivotal role in supporting MeitY in Programme Management and implementation of e-Governance projects and initiatives undertaken by various Ministries/ Departments, both at the Central and State levels.

NeGD has been spearheading several innovative initiatives under the aegis of the Digital India Programme. Those have been developed keeping the vision areas of Digital India at the core- providing digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand and in particular, digital empowerment of the citizens of our country; some of these initiatives include DigiLocker, UMANG, Poshan Tracker, OpenForge Platform, API Setu, National Academic Depository, Academic Bank of Credits, Learning Management System.