Azure MLOPs
6 Month contract initially
Based: Onsite - Wokingham
£Market rates p/d via Umbrella

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for an Azure MLOPs Consultant on a long term program of work.

Key Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with data scientists/forecaster to deploy machine learning models into production environments.
* Follow deployment strategies in place to ensure safe and controlled rollouts.
* Design and manage the infrastructure required for hosting ML models, including Azure cloud resources.
* Utilize containerization technologies like Docker to package models and dependencies.
* Establish Azure monitoring solutions to track the performance and health of deployed models. Set up logging mechanisms to capture relevant information for debugging and auditing purposes.
* Continuously monitor and maintain models in production, ensuring optimal performance, accuracy and reliability.
* Optimize ML infrastructure for scalability and cost-effectiveness.
* Implement auto-scaling mechanisms to handle varying workloads efficiently such as parallel run
* Enforce security best practices to safeguard both the models and the data they process.
* Ensure compliance with industry regulations and data protection standards.
* Oversee the management of data pipelines and data storage systems required for model training and inference.
* Implement data versioning and lineage tracking to maintain data integrity.
* Work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and other stakeholders to understand model requirements and system constraints.
* Collaborate with DevOps teams to align MLOps practices with broader organizational goals.
* Continuously optimize and fine-tune ML models for better performance.
* Identify and address bottlenecks in the system to enhance overall efficiency.
* Maintain comprehensive documentation for deployment processes, configurations, and system architecture.
Communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders, providing insights into the performance and impact of ML models

Key Skills & Experiences:
* Ideally 5+ years of experience in MLOps, DevOps or a related field.
* Strong understanding of machine learning principles and model lifecycle management.
* Passionate about making things work iteratively and automating + scaling them
* Deep knowledge of software development and engineering in combination with ML models
* Experience in development Azure Machine Learning or any MLOPs frameworks
* Experience with SQL and noSQL environments, Azure SQL database and Storage Account - blob is must
* Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, with hands-on experience in machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn.
* Experience with cloud platforms Azure machine learning services.
* Experience with monitoring tools and practices for model performance in production.
* practical ability in creating build and release pipelines in Azure DevOps for ML artifacts
* experience in supporting real-time-inference scenarios with Azure Machine Learning
* Knowledge of tools, methods, and frameworks used by data scientists
* Familiarity with data engineering practices and tools.
* Familiarity with data formats such as GRIP, NETCDF, Parquet, and JSON is a plus.
* Azure data scientist associate certificate is plus


This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.


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