Senior Data Scientist; ML Engineer) OVA

Senior ML Engineer (12-Month Contract)

Location: Hybrid

We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer for a 12-month contract to operationalize, scale, and manage production-grade ML, AI, and GenAI solutions. You will focus on building robust MLOps pipelines on Databricks
, deploying AI Agents and RAG solutions, and hosting containerized models and custom microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

• Databricks & MLOps Pipelines:
  Productionize, automate, and monitor ML pipelines, model serving, and workflows using Databricks, MLflow, and Mosaic AI with full CI/CD practices.
• GenAI & Agent Deployment:
  Build, deploy, and support enterprise GenAI applications, AI Agents, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
• Kubernetes & API Engineering:
  Deploy and optimize open-source AI models and custom REST microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Model Observability & Support:
  Monitor model drift, operational health, performance, and infrastructure costs in production; resolve technical issues across APIs and pipelines.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner with Data Scientists to transition prototypes into scalable, compliant enterprise assets.

• Education:
  
  Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematical Statistics, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, or a quantitative field.
• Platform & Containerization:
  Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (MLflow, Model Serving) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Core Tech Stack:
  High proficiency in Python, SQL, and REST API development.
• MLOps & CI/CD:
  Demonstrated experience building automated CI/CD deployment pipelines, model monitoring, and observability frameworks.
• GenAI & Production ML:
  Practical experience deploying machine learning models, LLMs, RAG architectures, and microservices into live enterprise environments.