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AI/ML Lead - IT Operations

Remote
Up to $188,000/ year
Machine Learning Engineer MLOps Engineer Artificial Intelligence Engineer Python Developer SQL Developer Cloud Engineer DevOps Engineer Full Stack Python Developer
Actively hiring

AI/ML Lead - IT Operations

Optum
Remote
Up to $188,000/ year
Machine Learning Engineer MLOps Engineer Artificial Intelligence Engineer Python Developer SQL Developer Cloud Engineer DevOps Engineer Full Stack Python Developer
Optum
Actively hiring

hackajob is partnering with Optum to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

Data Engineering: Build robust, scalable pipelines to ingest and process structured and unstructured data from tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, ServiceNow, and system logs

Feature Engineering: Create and maintain high-quality features for ML models supporting anomaly detection, predictive alerting, and automated remediation

Model Deployment: Collaborate with Data Scientists to operationalize ML models, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and maintainability standards

AI-Driven Automation: Integrate ML insights into orchestration platforms (e.g., Jenkins, Interlink) to enable intelligent, self-healing workflows

Agentic AI Systems: Design autonomous agents capable of reasoning, planning, and executing tasks across IT operations, handling incident triage, root cause analysis, and resolution

Data Governance: Uphold data integrity, lineage, and compliance with enterprise security and governance standards

Infrastructure Enablement: Leverage cloud-native and hybrid technologies to support real-time analytics and model inference at scale

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, operations, and business teams to define requirements, document solutions, and contribute to knowledge bases for RCA and self-healing patterns

Collaborate with research, engineering, and product teams to translate cutting-edge AI advancements into production-ready capabilities. Uphold ethical AI principles by embedding fairness, transparency, and accountability throughout the model development lifecycle.

 

Required Qualifications:

Graduate degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field

5+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with a focus on IT operations or infrastructure

5+ years of hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and Spark for data processing and model development

3+ years of experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP

3+ years of experience implementing ML Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes

3+ years of experience working with IT operations tools and concepts including CMDB, incident management, and observability platforms

2+ years of experience integrating ML models into production environments and supporting model lifecycle management

 

Preferred Qualifications:

2+ years of experience with NLP, LLM frameworks, and Generative AI techniques

Experience designing and deploying agentic AI systems for autonomous decision-making in operational contexts

Experience leading data science projects and mentoring junior team members

Proven solid technical communication skills and experience with collaborative development using GitHub

Proven ability to work in agile environments and deliver high-impact, scalable solutions

hackajob is partnering with Optum to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.

 

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