Principal Machine Learning Ops Engineer

Nashville, Tennessee

Solomon Page
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Drive the future of our client's AI/ML infrastructure. Lead the design and development of their cutting-edge platform, ensuring responsible, reliable, and efficient machine learning operations. We're seeking a Principal MLOps Architect for a contract, hybrid role in Nashville, TN. We need local candidates who can work on-site in the offices.


Principal MLOps Architect/ Engineer (Full-Time)

Location: Hybrid Nashville, TN (3 days on-site, 2 Remote)

Compensation: 160k-170k base + Benefits

  • Important: This is a Hybrid Role in Nashville.
  • Drive the future of our client's AI/ML infrastructure. Lead the design and development of their cutting-edge platform, ensuring responsible, reliable, and efficient machine learning operations. We're seeking a Principal MLOps Architect for a contract, hybrid role in Nashville, TN. We need local candidates who can work on-site in the offices.

About the job:

  • Architectural Leadership: Lead the architecture and design of our MLOps platform, with a focus on GCP Vertex AI and Kubeflow related platforms.
  • Responsible AI Solutions: Develop solutions focused on Responsible AI, including explainability, data drift detection, and fairness metrics. Ensure adherence to ethical AI practices. -
  • Developer Experience: Drive enhancements to the MLOps platform to optimize developer experiences for data and ML engineers, incorporating streamlined workflows and advanced tools. -
  • Collaboration with AI/ML Experts: Collaborate with AI/ML experts across domains such as Computer Vision, NLP, Forecasting, LLMs, and synthetic data. Integrate the latest advancements into the MLOps platform. -
  • AI/ML Reliability and Observability: Work closely with the AI/ML Reliability engineering team to develop components that ensure the reliability and observability of our platform. -
  • Experience in Platform Development: Candidates should have prior experience working with platform teams, especially in the data and AI/ML space. -
  • Cloud Platform Expertise: Proficiency in cloud platforms is essential. Experience in expanding platforms to on-premises and edge deployments is a plus. -
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to work closely with peer cloud teams, data scientists, and product managers to align platform development with organizational objectives.

About you:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, (or a related field is preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in the technology or data field
  • Proficient engineering and coding skills in Python and other languages.
  • Strong background in AI/ML or Data Sciences technologies and platform development.
  • Great multi-disciplinary knowledge of technology space (data, cloud, UI, security)
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
  • Proficient in Infrastructure as a Code (Terraform).
  • Strong background in CI/CD workflows.
  • Mastery in containerization and Docker.
  • Sound knowledge of ML pipelines (Kubeflow).
  • Strong Python programming skills (bare minimum requirement).
  • Experience in model development and training.

Compensation & Benefits:

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and skills and operational considerations. This role is eligible for our competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being:

  • Comprehensive Health Insurance
  • Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Sick Leave
  • Parental Leave
  • Bereavement Leave
  • 401 (k) Employer Match
  • Employee Referral Bonuses

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.


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About Solomon Page


Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing and executive search solutions across a wide array of functions and industries. The success of Solomon Page reflects an organic growth strategy supported by a highly entrepreneurial culture. Acting as a strategic partner to our clients and candidates, we focus on providing customized solutions and building long-term relationships based on trust, respect, and the consistent delivery of excellent results. For more information and additional opportunities, visit: and connect with us on Facebook , and LinkedIn .


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Date Posted: 02 May 2025
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