Lead MLOps Engineer
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Mission Driven digital transformation firm in Denver, Colorado (full\-remote option) is looking to add a Lead MLOps Engineer to its growing engineering team. This person will lead a small team, responsible for: evaluating emerging AI technologies, architecting and deploying production grade machine learning systems, establish MLOps practices, and mentor engineers across the organization.
This is a highly technical role for someone who enjoys building from the ground up and have the opportunity to work across machine learning, LLMs, cloud infrastructure, and production engineering while helping define the technical roadmap for a brand\-new AI platform.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Strong professional experience developing and deploying machine learning systems
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar ML frameworks
- Hands\-on experience with cloud\-based ML/AI platforms, including AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
- Experience building and deploying MLOps processes and production ML systems
- Experience with modern AI services such as Amazon SageMaker, Bedrock, Hugging Face, or comparable platforms
- Strong understanding of machine learning architecture, model development, deployment, and monitoring
- Ability to evaluate emerging AI technologies and determine their practical application to real\-world problems
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and mentor other engineers
**Strong Plus:**
- Experience working with LLMs and Generative AI
- Experience with Terraform, AWS CDK, or other infrastructure\-as\-code technologies
- Experience building AI/ML platforms from the ground up
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams
- Experience working with federal government or regulated environments
- Experience taking AI/ML solutions from experimentation and prototyping into production
**Package:**
- Fully remote
- Competitive base compensation
- Annual bonus opportunities
- Comprehensive health benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Generous PTO
- Continuing education and professional development support
- Significant ownership and visibility within a new AI initiative