Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Job Title: Sr Machine Learning Engineer

Duration – 9 Months on W2

Location: Chicago, IL - Hybrid

Job Description Summary

As an Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and testing algorithms, conducting data analysis, and delivering actionable results to the business unit. Utilizing AWS Sagemaker technologies, you will build, test and maintain ML Ops pipelines to ensure our machine learning models are effectively deployed and operational in production. This role involves creating and validating ML models, performing data transformations, and managing data repositories. Your contributions will support the long-term corporate analytics strategy and drive data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Duties:

• Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and DevOps teams to develop and deploy ML models
• Build, test, and deploy ML Ops pipelines on AWS
• Manage and monitor production ML systems to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability
• Design and implement automated workflows for data cleaning, feature engineering, model training, and model deployment
• Develop and maintain documentation for ML Ops processes and procedures
• Continuously improve ML Ops pipeline performance and efficiency
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to ML model performance, data quality, and infrastructure

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in ML Ops, DevOps, or related roles
• Strong knowledge of AWS services and tools related to ML Ops, such as SageMaker, Step Functions, Lambda, and CloudFormation
• Hands-on experience building and deploying ML models in production using AWS
• Proficiency in Python and/or other programming languages commonly used in ML, such as R, Java, or Scala
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Behaviors:

• Knowledge of machine learning concepts, algorithms, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of software engineering principles and best practices, such as version control, continuous integration, and agile development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of data analysis and data manipulation techniques.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant ML Ops pipelines on AWS.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies, using advanced data manipulation techniques.
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal, written, visualization, and listening).
• Self-starter who can work independently as well as in a team setting.
• Hands-on technologist with the ability to help drive the strategy and mentor others.
• Giving and receiving effective feedback across all interactions.
• Interest in understanding customer perspectives to aid in the development of the right solution.
• Interest in understanding business needs to aid in developing solutions that are right for the broader organization.