ML Ops Engineer

Location: Building 550 - Bristol Business Park United Kingdom

In fast changing markets customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each aerospace transportation defence security and space our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrows possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK we research develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace Defence Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and thats why we offer you the flexibility to do whats important to you; whether thats part time hours job sharing home working or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

MLOps Engineer

Bristol - Hybrid

About cortAIx and Thales:At Thales we focus on building and delivering robust real-world AI and Data solutions that make a tangible impact for our customersand society at large. Our global cortAIx initiative unites over 600 AI and data specialists dedicated to developing trusted operationally effective AI-powered systems for some of the most challenging and complex the UK cortAIx is accelerating this mission by fostering technology talent and research focused on ethical transparent and explainable AI.

What sets this opportunity apart:
Were looking for an MLOps Engineer who cares about building products and capabilities that really work in the field. At Thales youll be empowered to create enduring solutions with broad impact not just to develop prototypes or chase patents. Our structure supports long-term technical career growth offering clear and supported paths for specialists and expertsso you can achieve mastery and broad influence without giving up hands-on technical work. Youll enjoy both depth and breadth in your work collaborating directly with business and technical teams.

Your Impact and Environment:
Join a practical forward-thinking development team where you can influence ways of workingguiding and enabling data scientists to accelerate the translation of ideas into effective operational features. Youll play a key role as a force multiplier: not just delivering your own projects but elevating others and improving our collective output.

Here our mission isnt to manipulate human attention for clicks or likeswe work with sensor data from a spectrum of sources ranging from low-SWAP commodity sensors to the most advanced exquisite solutions. Youll engage deeply with colleagues from a wide range of highly technical sensor domains developing your expertise and learning from specialists who are leaders in their field. Your work will be instrumental in empowering users to make sense of critical situations and support timely high-consequence decisions.

Primary Purpose of the Role:
Drive the evolution deployment and scaling of AI and Data capabilities within Thales and for our customers increasing both business growth and customer satisfaction through reliable and innovative solutions.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Set up and configure ML environments and deployment tools such as Kubernetes Docker and Linux Containers.
• Write scripts to automate workflows and ensure the reproducibility of ML experiments and deployments.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and data audits of deployed models.
• Influence and collaborate with data scientists championing best practices to efficiently translate concepts into robust product features.
• Troubleshoot issues related to model performance and technical infrastructure.
• Provide support and training to team members on MLOps tools and practices; champion knowledge sharing and reusable patterns.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automating development test and deployment processes.
• Identify and drive the adoption of reusable solutionsenabling cost-effective delivery across multiple projects and teams.
• Collaborate with development and IT teams to deliver secure scalable and high-quality applications on the cloud leveraging automation tools and scripts.
• Work with product owners to refine and meet user needs.
• Contribute actively to agile threat modelling and vulnerability management.
• Ensure the compliance of solutions with security and regulatory requirementsespecially high assurance MOD-related software.
• Support Customer/Solution Data Architects with data landscape coordination and cataloguing.
• Support and implement 3rd party data integrations for a wide range of use cases (internal and external).

Skills and Experience Required:

• Experience in MLOps DevOps DevSecOps or related software or AI engineering roles in complex regulated environments.
• Proficiency with CI/CD deployment processes.
• Track record of deploying software/AI solutions in complex programmes with an emphasis on operational reliability and scalability.
• Strong technical documentation and logical analytical skillscapable of problem-solving at both systems and detailed technical levels.
• Experience working on Linux-based infrastructure.
• Excellent knowledge of Python and at least one modern programming language for automation and ML development (e.g. Java).
• Experience with PyTorch and familiarity with other ML frameworks or libraries as needed (e.g. Scikit-learn etc.).
• Understanding of supervised and unsupervised ML techniques and algorithms.
• Experience with model monitoring logging and performance evaluation tools (e.g. MLflow Prometheus).
• Strong scripting skills in Bash PowerShell or similar for workflow automation.
• Experience with Linux Containers and orchestration platforms.
• Proficient in version control systems like Git.
• Ability to design secure innovative solutions while adhering to strict security and assurance standards.
• Self-motivated to contribute enable influence and inspire colleagues in technical fields.

Security Clearance Statement:This role requires SC Clearance at minimum. If you dont currently hold this level of clearance you will need to undergo and successfully achieve SC Clearance. Please consult theUKSV NSV Agencyfor eligibility requirements and further guidance.

What We Can Offer:Were committed to your technical development and success providing market-leading training mentoring and continuous learning opportunities. Youll have direct access to a community of technical specialists and expertsnurturing your growth whether you aspire to deepen as a technical expert or broaden your impact across teams and disciplines.

Youll benefit from comprehensive packages: bonuses private healthcare structured career development training budgets and the support of a collaborative diverse and inclusive working environment. We make internal hiring a priority so your progression opportunities at Thaleslocally or globallyare significant.

At Thales we celebrate talent encourage continuous learning and value people as our most important asset. Join us to build real meaningful solutions with impact beyond the ordinary

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In line with Thales Baseline Security requirements candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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