DevOps (MLOps) Engineer - PROD15

Company Overview

Pantheon Data (a Kenific Holding company) is a private, small business based in the Washington, DC, area. Pantheon Data was founded in 2011, initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the US Coast Guard. Our service offerings have grown in the past ten years, including infrastructure resiliency, contact center operations, information technology, software engineering, program management, strategic communications, engineering, and cybersecurity. We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients. The company has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), and other Federal Civilian Agencies.

Position Overview

Pantheon Data is seeking a mid-level DevOps (MLOps) engineer with a background in cloud-based systems who is technically proficient and eager to learn. A successful candidate should be detail-oriented with a history of hands-on MLOps/system administration experience. They will be able to communicate clearly and effectively with engineers as well as less technical team members (e.g., project managers, customers, executive teams)

Responsibilities

• Manage and automate software development operational processes accurately and securely within a cloud-based infrastructure.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and streamline existing processes.
• Administer multiple customers' cloud environments simultaneously, ensuring appropriate redundancy and security compliance are maintained throughout.
• Provide Level 2 technical support, investigate and resolve issues.
• Build tools and automations to reduce errors and improve customer experience.
• Design and document procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Work within a growing engineering team to build and support technical solutions across customers and projects.
• Design, implement, and maintain machine learning workflows, data pipelines, and automated testing.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to deploy and monitor machine learning models in production and make sure to exceed customer expectations.
• Optimize the performance of machine learning models in production.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and logging systems.
• Automate the deployment and scaling of machine-learning models using EKS.
• Ensure the security and compliance of the machine learning infrastructure.
• Continuously improve the development process and infrastructure.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field
• Autonomous, problem-solving attitude
• Three-five years professional, hands-on experience in a DevOps/MLOps or similar software engineering role.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact clearly and succinctly in written and oral presentations.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and organized.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Working knowledge of Agile Scrum methodology.
• Experience with FedRAMP/ATO processes, specifically in AWS GovCloud.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services) and/or Microsoft Azure. Certification(s) a plus.
• SQL, relational and non-relational databases.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools such as CI/CD, Git, and Jenkins.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus Grafana and ELK.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure such as code and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Helm.
• Ability to design and implement ML workflows, data pipelines, and automated testing.
• Experience with deploying and managing machine learning models in production environments.
• Knowledge of security best practices for machine learning infrastructure, including encryption and secure data storage.
• Experience with performance optimization and scaling of machine learning models.
• Familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.
• Experience with machine learning models management tools such as MLflow and ModelDB.
• Experience with machine learning distributed frameworks such as Ray or Dusk.

Clearance Requirements

U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Work Location

United States - Remote

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $140,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Benefits Overview

We are always looking for good people! Pantheon Data is committed to providing its employees with competitive salaries and benefits in order to increase employee satisfaction and productivity.In addition to our benefits, we also offer SmartBenefits through the Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority, where you specify an amount of your pre-tax wages be paid directly to your SmarTrip account. In some cases, tuition assistance may be available for continuing education expenses and certifications related to their position. Additional details may be found at https://pantheon-data.com/careers/

Security Alert to our Candidates

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Pantheon Data is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Pantheon Data is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our Talent Team at Recruiting@pantheon-data.com or by phone (571) 363-4020.

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