Vanguard

MachineLearningEngineer,Specialist

$155–215k ~AI est. Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Machine Learning Engineer, Specialist at Vanguard. Skills: Machine Learning, Data Engineering, ETL pipelines, Cloud platforms. Leverage data pipeline designs. Support development of data pipelines”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Undergraduate degree, 5 years of relevant work experience, 3 years of hands-on experience designing ETL pipelines using AWS services, Proficiency in programming languages, particularly Python, Familiarity with machine learning libraries and frameworks, Understanding of cloud technologies, including AWS and Azure, Experience with NoSQL databases, Solid understanding of software engineering principles, Knowledge of Machine Learning Development Lifecycle (MDLC) best practices, Understanding of solution architecture for building end-to-end machine learning data pipelines

Nice to Have

Graduate degree is preferred, Experience with API design and development is a plus

What You'll Do.

Leverage data pipeline designs

Support development of data pipelines

Support integration of model pipelines

Develop understanding of SDLC for model production

Review pipeline designs

Make data model design changes

Document design changes

Review design changes with data science teams

Support data discovery

Support automated ingestion for model development

Perform detailed analysis of raw data sources

Apply business context

Engage with internal stakeholders

Understand business processes

Probe business processes

Bring structure to requests

Translate requirements into an analytic approach

Participate in ongoing business planning

Participate in departmental prioritization activities

Run model monitoring scripts

Follow process for alerts to management

Address issues found in data pipelines

Participate in special projects

Perform other duties as assigned

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Data science teams; Internal stakeholders

Full Job Description

Supports and performs the development and programming of machine learning integrated software algorithms to structure, analyze, and leverage data in a production environment. **Core Responsibilities** * Leverages data pipeline designs and supports the development of data pipelines to support model development. Proficient with software tools that develop data pipelines in a distributed computing environment (PySprak, GlueETL). * Supports integration of model pipelines in a production environment. Develops understanding of SDLC for model production. * Reviews pipeline designs, makes data model design changes as needed. Documents and reviews design changes with data science teams. * Supports data discovery & automated ingestion for model development. Performs detailed analysis of raw data sources for data quality, applies business context, and model development needs. * Engages with internal stakeholders to understand and probe business processes in order to develop hypotheses. Brings structure to requests and translates requirements into an analytic approach. Participates in and influences ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities. * Runs model monitoring scripts, follows process for alerts to management as needed. Addresses issues found in data pipelines from model monitoring alerts. * Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. **Qualifications** * Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience; a graduate degree is preferred. * Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience. * At least 3 years of hands-on experience designing ETL pipelines using AWS services (e.g., Glue, SageMaker). * Proficiency in programming languages, particularly Python (including PySpark, PySQL) and familiarity with machine learning libraries and frameworks. * Strong understanding of cloud technologies, including AWS and Azure, and experience with NoSQL databases. * Familiarity with Feature Store usage, LLMs, GenAI, RAG, Prompt Engineering

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