We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps/MLOps Engineer to bridge the gap between data science research and AI engineering to ensure smooth SDLC delivery. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and automated pipelines that allow our teams to build, deploy, and monitor modern AI platforms and RAG pipelines at scale. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD practices, and the unique challenges associated with the machine learning lifecycle.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Terraform, with a focus on GKE clusters, firewalls, and network policies.
- Develop and maintain full SDLC CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, integrating Renovate for dependency management, Sonar for code quality, and Artifactory for binary management.
- Optimize system performance and implement cost-saving measures across cloud environments.
- Build and automate end-to-end ML pipelines on Vertex AI, specializing in RAG architectures and automated data ingestion into Qdrant databases.
- Implement and manage evaluation pipelines to measure and improve the performance of LLM-based systems and agentic workflows.
- Establish automated deployment strategies for ML models (e.g., A/B testing, Canary deployments).
Monitoring and Reliability
- Develop comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the health of production models and infrastructure.
- Implement data and model drift detection to maintain the accuracy of deployed models over time.
- Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance and data privacy throughout the ML lifecycle.
- Integrate and maintain observability tools such as Langfuse, OpenTelemetry, and Prometheus to enhance system transparency and debugging for ML pipelines and LLM applications.
- Utilize distributed tracing and logging to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance across microservices and agentic workflows.
Qualifications
- Experience: 3+ years in DevOps, SRE, or MLOps roles.
- Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Containerization: Advanced knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (GKE).
- Automation: Expertise in Python, GitHub Actions, Renovate, Sonar, Artifactory, Argo CD, and Helm charts.
- Data Tools: Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases, and data orchestration (Airflow).
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Vertex AI, RAG pipelines, Qdrant, and LLM orchestration (LangChain or LlamaIndex).
- Contributions to open-source DevOps or MLOps projects.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA).
Work Conditions
- Business Unit: Data & Intelligence
- Level: Mid - Senior Level
Location
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
