Lead Machine Learning Engineer 12m FTC

Harnham

Manchester, UK

3 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

£95,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

find.jobs

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Azure Continuous Integration Data Architecture Data Infrastructure Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Cloud Platform System Large Language Models Apache Spark IT Architecture Pyspark

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Job description

Lead the development of machine learning engineering capability across the business
Design, build, and productionise ML models and data products
Develop and implement MLOps frameworks (CI/CD, model deployment, monitoring, governance)
Build scalable data and ML pipelines on Azure-based platforms
Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end AI solutions
Contribute to data architecture, standards, and best practice across the organisation
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers and wider teams, * Opportunity to build and shape ML engineering within a growing data function
High-impact role with ownership of architecture, tooling, and best practice
Exposure to modern AI and LLM use cases
Clear pathway to a permanent role

Requirements

Strong experience in ML engineering, MLOps, and data/AI architecture
Proven track record delivering end-to-end ML solutions in cloud environments (Azure preferred)
Expertise in Python, Spark/PySpark, and modern data platforms (e.g. Databricks)
Hands-on experience with NLP and LLMs, including deployment and optimisation
Experience building scalable pipelines, model governance processes, and production systems
Ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
Strong stakeholder management and leadership experience