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New York Technology Partners

Vertex Ai Engineer

Company: New York Technology Partners

Location: Houston, TX

Posted on: November 10

Senior Vertex AI / MLOps Engineer (GCP, Python, Terraform)

  • Job Title: Senior Vertex AI Engineer
  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Client: Cognizant / NRG Energy


Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Vertex AI Engineer with 7+ years of experience to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale Machine Learning and AI solutions exclusively on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role requires deep technical expertise in Vertex AI, MLOps, and end-to-end ML lifecycle automation. The engineer will own the solution architecture, provide hands-on implementation, and mentor junior engineers, focusing on operationalizing AI/ML initiatives using core GCP services.


Key Responsibilities

  • MLOps Architecture: Architect and optimize MLOps pipelines for model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Vertex AI Development: Lead the development and deployment of scalable ML models using Vertex AI (Pipelines, Training Jobs, Feature Store, Model Registry, and Monitoring).
  • GCP Integration: Integrate core GCP components suchs as BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Functions.
  • Technical Leadership: Lead troubleshooting, performance optimization, and provide architectural guidance while mentoring team members.
  • Governance: Implement best practices in versioning, CI/CD, and governance for ML workflows.


Required Skills & Experience

  1. Vertex AI & GCP (3+ years hands-on): Practical experience with Vertex AI Pipelines, Training Jobs, Feature Store, and Model Monitoring.
  2. ML Development: Proven expertise in Python with libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-Learn.
  3. MLOps & DevOps: Strong understanding of MLOps, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and IaC tools (Terraform preferred).
  4. Integration: Experience integrating ML APIs and REST endpoints into business applications.
  5. Certification: Google Cloud ML Engineer or Architect certification highly preferred.


Nice to Have

  • Exposure to Generative AI / LLM integration using Vertex AI or PaLM API.
  • Experience working with data governance, model explainability, and bias detection tools.

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