Software Engineer - Privacy and AI Governance

For more than 40 years, Accelya has been the industry’s partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes and empowering the air transport community to take better control of the future. Whether partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives or enabling digital transformation to simplify airline processes, Accelya drives the airline industry forward and proudly puts control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster.

Software Engineer - Privacy and AI Governance

Reports to: Data protection Officer & AI Governance lead

Dotted Line to: CTO Airline Retailing and CTO Foundation

India

Role purpose

As a Senior software Engineer (Privacy and AI governance) you will help design, develop and operationalize the technical foundations of Accelya’s Privacy by Design and AI governance programs. You will report directly to Accelya’s Data Protection Officer/AI Governance lead supporting the DPO enforce data protection, AI accountability and privacy by design principles. This role will also have a dotted line to Accelya’s Chief Technology Officers to ensure alignment with technical standards, priorities and devops workflows. This individual will develop effective relationships within the technology division working closely with the technology leadership and being able to embed controls effectively without slowing innovation.

As Senior software Engineer (Privacy and AI governance) you will spearhead efforts to ensure that privacy is embedded into our software products’ DNA and that Accelya’s AI initiatives meet the requirements of applicable regulations (e.g., GDPR, EU AI act), AI best practice (such as NIST AI RMF), Accelya trust principles, and customer expectations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Use automated data discovery tools to identify personal or sensitive data flows
• Design and develop internal tools, APIs, and automation scripts to support:
• • Data privacy workflows (e.g. DSARs, data lineage, consent management)
  • AI/ML governance frameworks (e.g. model cards, audit logging, explainability checks)
• Review technical controls for data minimization, purpose limitation, access control, and retention policies.
• Build integrations with privacy and cloud compliance platforms (e.g. OneTrust, AWS Macie and SageMaker governance tools).
• Collaborate with the AI/ML teams to establish responsible AI development patterns, including bias detection, transparency, and model lifecycle governance.
• Contribute to privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and AI risk assessments by providing technical insights.
• Create dashboards and monitoring systems to flag potential policy or governance violations in pipelines.
• Support the DPO with technical implementation of GDPR, CCPA, and other data protection regulations.
• Collaborate with legal, privacy, and engineering teams to prioritize risks and translate findings into clear, actionable remediation plans.
• Collaborate with legal, privacy, and engineering teams to prioritize risks and translate findings into clear, actionable remediation plans.
  

Must-Haves

Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

• Proven software engineering experience, ideally in backend or systems engineering roles
• Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, Java, or TypeScript)
• Familiarity with data privacy and protection concepts (e.g., pseudonymization, access logging, encryption)
• Understanding of AI/ML lifecycle
• Experience working with cloud environments (especially AWS)
• Ability to translate legal/policy requirements into technical designs
  
  

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with privacy or GRC tools (e.g., OneTrust, or BigID)
• Knowledge of machine learning fairness, explainability, and AI risk frameworks
• Exposure to data governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001)
• Prior work with privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), e.g., differential privacy or federated learning
  
  

What do we offer?

• Open culture and challenging opportunity to satisfy intellectual needs
• Flexible working hours
• Smart working: hybrid remote/office working environment
• Work-life balance
• Excellent, dynamic and multicultural environment
  
  

About Accelya

Accelya is a leading global software provider to the airline industry, powering 200+ airlines with an open, modular software platform that enables innovative airlines to drive growth, delight their customers and take control of their retailing.

Owned by Vista Equity Partners long-term perennial fund and with 2K+ employees based around 10 global offices, Accelya are trusted by industry leaders to deliver now and deliver for the future.

The company´s passenger, cargo, and industry platforms support airline retailing from offer to settlement, both above and below the wing. Accelya are proud to deliver leading-edge technologies to our customers including through our partnership with AWS and through the pioneering NDC expertise of our Global Product teams.

We are proud to enable innovation-led growth for the airline industry and put control back in the hands of airlines.

For more information, please visit www.accelya.com

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