Lead AIML Engineer

We are looking for a highly skilled technical hands-on ML engineer with a solid background in building end-to-end AI/ML applications exhibiting a strong aptitude for learning and keeping up with the latest advances in AI/ML. The candidate should also be proficient with AI literacy including Gen AI.

The ML Engineer is expected to develop AI/ML Engineering Solutions perform DevOps and work closely with other stakeholders (ML Engineers Data Scientists and Data Engineers) with key responsibilities to:

• Develop ML Platform to empower Data Scientists to perform end to end ML Ops.
• Work actively and collaborate with Data Science teams within Credit IT to design and develop end to end Machine Learning systems.
• Lead evaluation of design options tools and utilities to build implementation patterns for MLOps using VertexAI in the most optimal ways.
• Create solutions and perform hands-on PoCs.
• Develop end to end and scalable Generative AI solutions.
• Work with Suppliers Google Professional Services and other Consultants as required.
• Collaborate with program managers to plan iterations backlogs and dependencies across all workstreams to progress the program at the required pace.
• Collaborate with Data/ML Engineering architects SMEs and technical leads to establish best practices for data products needed for model training and monitoring considering regulatory policy and legal compliance.

• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field.
• 8 years of relevant work experience in solution application and ML engineering DevOps with deep understanding of cloud hosting concepts and implementations.
• Proven expertise with Vertex AI.
• Very strong with programming in Python.
• Knowledge of SQL (Relational & Non-relational).
• 5 years of hands-on experience in Analytics MLOps and Engineering Solutions for ML based models.
• Knowledge of enterprise frameworks and technologies.
• Strong in engineering design patterns experience with secure interoperability standards and methods engineering tools and processes.
• Strong in containerization using Docker/Podman.
• Strong understanding on DevOps principles and practices including continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) automated testing & deployment pipelines.
• Good understanding of cloud security best practices and be familiar with different security tools and techniques like Identity and Access Management (IAM) Encryption Network Security etc.
• Understanding of microservices architecture.
• Strong leadership communication interpersonal organizing and problem-solving skills.
• Strong in AI Engineering
• The candidate needs to possess necessary Cloud experience (necessary) - preferably in GCP.
• Demonstrated industry experience in developing end to end production grade AI/ML systems in both Traditional ML and Generative AI.
• Proficiency in Agentic AI frameworks.

Preferred:

Relevant certification in ML Engineering in GCP (GCP - Professional Machine Learning Engineer certification)