MLOps Engineer

Overview

On Site
Up to $75
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent

Skills

NLP
Java
services
compute
storage (S3
EFS)
Sagemaker
MLflow
Kubeflow
DataRobot)
MLOPs

Job Details

Position Opened Date

8/20/2025

Position ID

Aug20-1

Position Title

MLOps Engineer

Vendor Notes

Must be on-site five days a week in Woodlawn, MD

Key Required Skills:
Machine Learning, Python, NoSQL and Relational Databases, DevOps, CI/CD, and Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure) and related ML services.

Position Description:

  • Ensure that ML models can be effectively developed, deployed, managed, and monitored in Production environments.

  • Productionize ML models integrate trained ML models with Production systems

  • Build and manage ML pipelines design, build, and maintain automated pipelines including data ingestion, data preprocessing, model training, validation, and deployment utilizing CI/CD practices.

  • Infrastructure management set up and manage infrastructure for ML workloads utilizing cloud platforms and containerization technologies.

  • Monitoring and alerting implement monitoring systems to track performance of ML models in Production

  • Automation automate various tasks within the ML workflow to improve efficiency and reproducibility

  • Performance optimization identify ways to optimize the performance, efficiency, and scalability of ML models and their supporting infrastructure

  • All other duties as assigned or directed.


Skills Requirements:

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field.
  • Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience designing, developing, implementing and maintaining ML pipelines
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills) These skills will help you succeed in this position:

  • Strong foundation in Machine Learning including understanding of concepts, algorithms, model training and frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
  • Strong programming skills, especially Python, and relevant libraries (scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, NumPy, Pandas).
  • Strong understanding of DevOps principles and experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI/CD, etc.)
  • Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) including ML services, compute, storage (S3, EFS), and networking.
  • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Knowledge of data engineering fundamentals including understanding of data pipelines, data storage (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), and data processing frameworks (Apache Spark).
  • Familiarity with MLOps platforms and tools (e.g., Sagemaker, MLflow, Kubeflow, DataRobot).
  • Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills) Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

  • Prior experience with federal or state government IT projects.
  • Ability to design scalable, reliable, and efficient ML systems.
  • Willingness to continuously learn new technologies and best practices.
  • Familiarity with other programming languages such as Java and Scala.
  • Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) for text and language generation.

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement
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