Machine Learning Engineer

Job#: 3023016

Job Description:

Job Title: Machine Learning Engineer

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking a Data Science ML/LLM engineer for our Innovation Lab. This role is focused on the operational enhancements, maintenance, and support of data science software, including Python, R, TensorFlow, and H2O. The engineer will manage security, provide application and infrastructure support, and act as a liaison between infrastructure teams and business partners to deliver technology solutions that meet business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the overall health of the Data Science environment and solutions.
• Apply maintenance releases, upgrades, version control of packages, and hot fixes as required.
• Design solutions to reduce the operational and management complexity of the platform.
• Design, implement, and maintain AI Solutions via Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, and Cloud environments.
• Perform platform capacity planning and management.
• Serve as an escalation point for platform issues.
• Establish best practices and guidelines for the usage of the Data Science platforms.
• Translate customer business needs into specific analytical solutions.
• Generate written documentation of all work performed.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Experience with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning.
• Proficiency in UNIX/Shell Scripting.
• Knowledge of open source products such as Python, Anaconda, Jupyter Notebook, R, RStudio, R Shiny, R Markdown, TensorFlow, Keras, H2O, Theano, and Caffe.
• Experience with RedHat OpenShift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in troubleshooting and root cause analysis of issues.
• Familiarity with assisting in the development and maintenance of process automation.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task and address support issues in a mixed technology environment.
• Understanding of GPU architecture and its relationship to Deep Learning and Neural Networks.

Work Environment

This position requires the candidate to be onsite three days per week.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.